Macroevolution; paleobiology; evolutionary paleoecology, especially in marine invertebrates
Ecological structure of diversity-dependent diversification in Phanerozoic marine bivalves.
Ecological structure of diversity-dependent diversification in Phanerozoic marine bivalves. Biol Lett. 2024 Jan; 20(1):20230475.
PMID: 38229556
Diversity, distribution and intrinsic extinction vulnerability of exploited marine bivalves.
Diversity, distribution and intrinsic extinction vulnerability of exploited marine bivalves. Nat Commun. 2023 08 15; 14(1):4639.
PMID: 37582749
James W. Valentine (1926-2023): Trailblazing paleobiologist with an enduring legacy.
James W. Valentine (1926-2023): Trailblazing paleobiologist with an enduring legacy. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2023 Jun 13; 120(24):e2307892120.
PMID: 37276411
Cambrian origin but no early burst in functional disparity for Class Bivalvia.
Cambrian origin but no early burst in functional disparity for Class Bivalvia. Biol Lett. 2023 05; 19(5):20230157.
PMID: 37254520
Convergence and contingency in the evolution of a specialized mode of life: multiple origins and high disparity of rock-boring bivalves.
Convergence and contingency in the evolution of a specialized mode of life: multiple origins and high disparity of rock-boring bivalves. Proc Biol Sci. 2023 02 08; 290(1992):20221907.
PMID: 36750185
Is species richness mediated by functional and genetic divergence? A global analysis in birds.
Is species richness mediated by functional and genetic divergence? A global analysis in birds. Funct Ecol. 2023 Jan; 37(1):125-138.
PMID: 37064506
Specimen alignment with limited point-based homology: 3D morphometrics of disparate bivalve shells (Mollusca: Bivalvia).
Specimen alignment with limited point-based homology: 3D morphometrics of disparate bivalve shells (Mollusca: Bivalvia). PeerJ. 2022; 10:e13617.
PMID: 35769136
Evolutionary modularity, integration and disparity in an accretionary skeleton: analysis of venerid Bivalvia.
Evolutionary modularity, integration and disparity in an accretionary skeleton: analysis of venerid Bivalvia. Proc Biol Sci. 2022 01 26; 289(1967):20211199.
PMID: 35042422
Calibrating phylogenies assuming bifurcation or budding alters inferred macroevolutionary dynamics in a densely sampled phylogeny of bivalve families.
Calibrating phylogenies assuming bifurcation or budding alters inferred macroevolutionary dynamics in a densely sampled phylogeny of bivalve families. Proc Biol Sci. 2021 12 08; 288(1964):20212178.
PMID: 34847770
Developmental bias, macroevolution, and the fossil record.
Developmental bias, macroevolution, and the fossil record. Evol Dev. 2020 01; 22(1-2):103-125.
PMID: 31508891