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Ecomorphological Similarity

Ecomorphological Similarity is a theoretical construct in evolutionary biology that denotes the extent to which species exhibit convergent morphological traits as a result of adaptation to analogous ecological niches, distinguishing it from phylogenetic or taxonomic relatedness.

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590

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2017–2026

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Publications

204

Ecomorphology, Performance Capability, and Scaling of West Indian Anolis Lizards: An Evolutionary Analysis

Jonathan B. Losos · Ecological Monographs · 1990 · 654 citations

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A Swimming Mammaliaform from the Middle Jurassic and Ecomorphological Diversification of Early Mammals

Qiang Ji, Zhe‐Xi Luo, Chong-Xi Yuan et al. · Science · 2006 · 291 citations

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Convergence in the Feeding Mechanics of Ecomorphologically Similar Species in the Centrarchidae and Cichlidae

Stephen F. Norton, Elizabeth Brainerd · Journal of Experimental Biology · 1993 · 288 citations

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EVOLUTIONARY HISTORY OF THE PARROTFISHES: BIOGEOGRAPHY, ECOMORPHOLOGY, AND COMPARATIVE DIVERSITY

J. Todd Streelman, Michael E. Alfaro, Mark W. Westneat et al. · Evolution · 2002 · 254 citations · Full text

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Parallel evolution of ecomorphological traits in the European whitefish<i>Coregonus lavaretus</i>(L.) species complex during postglacial times

Kjartan Østbye, Per‐Arne Amundsen, Louis Bernatchez et al. · Molecular Ecology · 2006 · 245 citations

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Authors

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  1. AH
    Anthony Herrel

    University of Antwerp, Belgium

    5 publications · 358 citations

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  2. JB
    Jonathan B. Losos

    Washington University in St. Louis, United States

    5 publications · 781 citations

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  3. PM
    Philip Motta

    University of South Florida, United States

    4 publications · 503 citations

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  4. AL
    Antoni Lombarte

    Institut de Ciències del Mar, Spain

    4 publications · 236 citations

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  5. LJ
    Luke J. Harmon

    University of Idaho, United States

    4 publications · 136 citations

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Institutions

341

  1. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas

    Buenos Aires, Argentina

    10 h-index

    21 publications

    500 citations

  2. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    9 h-index

    17 publications

    517 citations

  3. Field Museum of Natural History

    Chicago, United States

    6 h-index

    10 publications

    736 citations

  4. Université de Montpellier

    Montpellier, France

    5 h-index

    11 publications

    464 citations

  5. Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

    Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

    5 h-index

    13 publications

    355 citations

  6. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    5 h-index

    10 publications

    271 citations

  7. University of California, Berkeley

    Berkeley, United States

    5 h-index

    11 publications

    362 citations

  8. American Museum of Natural History

    New York, United States

    5 h-index

    5 publications

    138 citations

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  1. Environmental Biology of Fishes

    10 publications · 629 citations

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  2. Evolution

    8 publications · 654 citations

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  4. PLoS ONE

    8 publications · 346 citations

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  5. Journal of Zoology

    7 publications · 519 citations

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