Macroevolution of Leporids Project ID: 000415700 Public

159 Media · 153 Specimens · Creator: Sherratt, Emma, Kraatz, Brian · Managed by: Emma Sherratt, Jasmine Towle, Nuttakorn Taewcharoen, Ellen Martin

Ongoing research into the macroevolutionary patterns of skeletal form (and associated structures) in rabbits and hares (Leporidae). Publications: 1. Kraatz, B. & Sherratt, E. Evolutionary morphology of the rabbit skull. Peerj 4, e2453 (2016). https://peerj.com/articles/2453/ 2. Kraatz, B. P., Sherratt, E., Bumacod, N. & Wedel, M. J. Ecological correlates to cranial morphology in Leporids (Mammalia, Lagomorpha). Peerj 3, e844 (2015). https://peerj.com/articles/844/ 3. Kraatz, B. et al. Lagomorpha as a Model Morphological System. Frontiers Ecol Evol 09, 636402 (2021). https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fevo.2021.636402/full 4. Todorov, O. et al. Down a rabbit hole: Burrowing behaviour and larger home ranges are related to larger brains in Leporids. Journal of Mammalian Evolution (2022). https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10914-022-09624-6 5. Martin, E. M., Young, J. W., Fellmann, C. D., Kraatz, B. & Sherratt, E. Anatomical Correlates of Cursoriality are Compromised by Body Size and Propensity to Burrow in a Group of Small Mammals (Lagomorpha). Evolutionary Biology 1–18 (2022) https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11692-022-09584-y 6. Sherratt, E. & Kraatz, B. Multilevel analysis of integration and disparity in the mammalian skull. Evolution (2023). https://doi.org/10.1093/evolut/qpad020 7. Taewcharoen, N., Norris, R. & Sherratt, E. Small‐ to medium‐sized mammals show greater morphological disparity in cervical than lumbar vertebrae across different terrestrial modes of locomotion. Ecology & Evolution 14, e11478 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.11478 Research funded by: * Western University of Health Sciences, USA University of Adelaide, Australia * Australian Research Council Future Fellowship (FT190100803) * University of Adelaide Student Support fund Key Researchers: Brian Kraatz, https://briankraatz.com Emma Sherratt, www.emmasherratt.com