Comparative functional and ecological morphology of the perissodactyl limb: insights into the adaptive evolution of the Equidae.

This project will investigate the evolution of limb osteology of perissodactyls (horses, rhinos and tapirs) using geometric morphometrics to gain insights into the comparative limb osteology of this group. Phylogenetic comparative methods will then be applied to the osteological data to investigate the evolution of adaptations to locomotion within the Perissodactyla, with a focus on equids (horses).

Keywords:HORSES, MORPHOLOGY

Disciplines:Animal biology, Genetics, Veterinary medicine