John J. Flynn

This study uses ancient mitochondrial genomes from Malagasy hippos to reveal unexpected diversity and a complex diversification history, challenging traditional taxonomy and showing a recent radiation of large-bodied island mammals.

This study investigates the evolution of amphibious hearing in pinnipeds using 3D shape and phylogenetic analyses, finding that cavernous tissue enables acoustic impedance matching between air and water.

This study investigates the evolution of crab claw morphology by integrating biomechanics, ecology, and phylogeny across 80 crab species, revealing that ecological and biomechanical factors drive diversity rather than phylogenetic relatedness.

This study examines skull evolution in Malagasy carnivorans, finding high disparity but no rapid lineage diversification, challenging adaptive radiation hypotheses.