Geographic variation in the skulls of the horseshoe bats, Rhinolophus simulator and R. cf. simulator: determining the relative contributions of adaptation and drift using geometric morphometrics.
Gregory L Mutumi1&2*, David S Jacobs1*, and Lunga Bam3
1 Animal Evolution and Systematics Group (AES), Department of Biological Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town 7701, South Africa
2 Life and Environmental Sciences Department, University of California–Merced, Merced, USA
3 Radiation Science Department, South Africa Nuclear Energy Corporation, Pretoria, South Africa
Running Head: Selection and drift of bats
Key Words
Diversification, geometric morphometrics, Lande’s model, micro-evolutionary forces, modularity, neutral evolution, speciation,
* Corresponding Author
E-mail:gmutumi@gmail.com (GLM)
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