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D. Rex Mitchell

Australian Research CouncilORCID 0000-0003-1495-4879Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Evolutionary BiologyBijdragen tot de DierkundePeer-reviewedJul 6, 2026

Sizing up phylogenetic testing in geometric morphometrics: A case study of allometry

D. Rex Mitchell, Ben Halliwell, Luke A. Yates…·Vera Weisbecker

The paper demonstrates that phylogenetic-generalised-least-squares (PGLS) can obscure conservative trait correlation (CTC) in shape analysis, using geometric morphometrics on rock-wallaby crania.

DOI 10.1163/18759866-bja10097

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Developmental BiologyZoological Journal of the Linnean SocietyPeer-reviewedNov 1, 2025

Cracking the case: Differential adaptations to hard biting dominate cranial shape in rat-kangaroos (Potoroidae: Bettongia) with divergent diets.

Maddison C Randall, Vera Weisbecker, Meg L. Martin…·D. Rex Mitchell

The paper examines cranial shape adaptations in rat-kangaroos to hard biting, finding shared and divergent biomechanical strategies in species with similar diets.

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Evolutionary BiologyJournal of Experimental BiologyPeer-reviewedJan 16, 2025

Testing hypotheses of skull function with comparative finite element analysis: three methods reveal contrasting results

D. Rex Mitchell, Stephen Wroe, Meg L. Martin, Vera Weisbecker

The paper demonstrates that different muscle force scaling methods in finite element analysis of skulls can yield contrasting results, depending on the hypothesis being tested.

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