V. Weisbecker

Facing the facts: Adaptive trade-offs along body size ranges determine mammalian craniofacial scaling

This paper investigates craniofacial scaling in mammals, finding that facial gracilisation with size is common but not universal, driven by bite force allometry and phylogenetic constraints.

Using 3D geometric morphometrics to aid taxonomic and ecological understanding of a recent speciation event within a small Australian marsupial (genus Antechinus)

This study uses 3D geometric morphometrics to distinguish cryptic species within the Antechinus genus and links skull shape variation to environmental factors.

Testing hypotheses of marsupial brain size variation using phylogenetic multiple imputations and a Bayesian comparative framework

This study uses Bayesian phylogenetic analysis to test brain size variation in marsupials, finding litter size as the only significant predictor.

Global elongation and high shape flexibility as an evolutionary hypothesis of accommodating mammalian brains into skulls

The paper analyzes 3D cranial endocasts of marsupials to show brain shape variation is more flexible and less tied to function than previously thought.

Relative demographic susceptibility does not explain the extinction chronology of Sahul's megafauna

This study uses demographic models to test if extinction chronology of Sahul's megafauna correlates with extinction susceptibility, finding no clear relationship.

Australian rodents reveal conserved Cranial Evolutionary Allometry across 10 million years of murid evolution

The paper analyzes cranial allometry in Australian rodents over 10 million years, finding conserved allometric patterns despite ecological diversity, with some exceptions in specialized diets.

Shifting spaces: which disparity or dissimilarity metrics best summarise occupancy in multidimensional spaces?

The paper evaluates disparity and dissimilarity metrics for quantifying trait-space occupancy and introduces a tool to help select appropriate metrics based on data and research questions.

Primate hippocampus size and organisation are predicted by sociality but not diet

This study examines how primate hippocampus size and organization relate to sociality and diet, finding that social factors predict hippocampal structure more than diet.

Individual variation of the masticatory system dominates 3D skull shape in the herbivory-adapted marsupial wombats

This study shows that individual variation in the masticatory system dominates 3D skull shape in wombats, challenging the idea that allometry primarily drives shape variation in marsupials.