Ecological, Morphological, and Behavioral Convergence in Rock-Dwelling Mammals

摘要: Much recent research has attempted to document and clarify the process of convergent evolution at various levels biological organization. Studies have ranged from detailed examples convergence species level (for example, Pianka Pianka, 1970), through similar evolutionary pathways having been taken by extensive subsets communities developing within macrohabitats Mares, 1976, 1980, 1983), an assessment generally patterns development entire disjunct ecosystems sharing numerous abiotic parameters Orians Solbrig, 1977). There some controversy regarding ecological similarity that developed unrelated faunas Schall 1978), whether or not actually occurs among a broad array evolving apparently micro- macro-habitats in response what would presumably be broadly selective regimes.