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Hierarchy, Morphology, and Adaptive Radiation: a Test of Osborn’s Law in the Carnivora
Graham J. Slater, Anthony R. Friscia
The paper tests Osborn's law of adaptive radiation in Carnivora, finding strong support for an early burst in molar grinding area but not in body mass or multivariate traits.
DOI 10.1101/285700