Dietary niche and the evolution of cranial morphology in birds

• Main Authors: Pigot, A, Felice, R, Goswami, A, Tobias, J
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Royal Society, The 2019
• Subjects: niche; macroevolution; diet; cranial morphology; Avian Island
• Online Access: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10070395/1/Felice%20et%20al.%202019.pdf; https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10070395/

Cranial morphology in birds is thought to be shaped by adaptive evolution for foraging performance. This understanding of ecomorphological evolution is supported by observations of avian island radiations, such as Darwin's finches, which display rapid evolution of skull shape in response to foo...