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Skeletal indicators of ecological specialization in pika (Mammalia, Ochotonidae)
Author(s) -
Reese Aspen T.,
Lanier Hayley C.,
Sargis Eric J.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of morphology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.652
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1097-4687
pISSN - 0362-2525
DOI - 10.1002/jmor.20157
Subject(s) - postcrania , pika , biology , ecology , foraging , wildlife , cover (algebra) , zoology , taxon , mechanical engineering , national park , engineering
Abstract Cover illustration. Collared pika (Ochotona collaris) is caught mid‐leap on a foraging bout by wildlife photographer Moose Peterson. In this issue of the Journal of Morphology Reese, Lanier, and Sargis study whether postcranial features related to burrowing are present in meadow‐dwelling species and whether talus‐dwelling species (like the one on the cover) exhibit postcranial modifications related to frequent leaping between rocks (pages 585–602).