R. N. Felice

The role of many-to-one mapping of vertebral form to function in Psittaciform tripedal locomotion

This study investigates factors influencing cervical vertebrae morphology in parrots, finding that phylogeny, allometry, integration, diet, and tripedal locomotion significantly affect shape, but diet and locomotion have weak influences with high morphospace overlap.

Neither Williston nor Dollo: mandibular complexity from stem tetrapods to modern amphibians

This study examines evolutionary trends in tetrapod mandibles, finding that neither Willistons law of simplification nor Dollos law of irreversibility holds, as jaw complexity and component gains/losses are not consistently decreasing or irreversible.

Carrion converging: Skull shape is predicted by feeding ecology in vultures

This study investigates the relationship between skull shape and feeding ecology in vultures, finding that skull shape can predict feeding strategies despite phylogenetic influences.

Ecological and life history drivers of avian skull evolution

This study investigates how ecological and life history factors influence avian skull evolution, finding significant relationships with habitat density and migration but not developmental mode.

Quantifying asymmetry in non-symmetrical morphologies, with an example from Cetacea

The paper introduces a method to quantify asymmetry in non-symmetrical morphologies using 3D landmark and curve data, with an example from odontocete whales.