Convergent Evolution

Chapter 1 The Concept of Convergent Evolution and Its Relationship to the Understanding of Form and Function

Chapter 2 Odonatopteran Approaches to the Challenges of Flight: Convergence of Responses Subject to a Common Set of Morphological Constraints

Chapter 3 Digging Up Convergence in Fossorial Rodents: Insights into Burrowing Activity and Morpho-Functional Specializations of the Masticatory Apparatus

Chapter 4 Testing for Convergent Evolution in Baleen Whale Cochleae

Chapter 5 The Sacro-Iliac Joint of the Felidae and Canidae and Their Large Ungulate Prey: An Example of Divergence and Convergence

Chapter 6 Aquatic Feeding in Lissamphibia

Chapter 7 Convergence of Aquatic Feeding Modes in the Sauropsida (Crocodiles, Birds, Lizards, Snakes and, Turtles)

Chapter 8 Convergent Evolution of Secondarily Aquatic Feeding in Mammals

Chapter 9 Solutions to a Sticky Problem: Convergence of the Adhesive Systems of Geckos and Anoles (Reptilia: Squamata)

Chapter 10 Convergent Evolution of Animal Adhesive Pads

Chapter 11 Convergence of Arboreal Locomotor Specialization: Morphological and Behavioral Solutions for Movement on Narrow and Compliant Supports

Chapter 12 Convergent Evolution of Manual and Pedal Grasping Capabilities in Tetrapod s

Chapter 13 Convergence in Gliding Animals: Morphology, Behavior, and Mechanics

Chapter 14 Convergence of Bipedal Locomotion: Why Walk or Run on Only Two Legs

Chapter 15 Aquatic Locomotion: Environmental Constraints That Drive Convergent Evolution

Chapter 16 Convergent Evolution of Attachment Mechanisms in Aquatic Animals

Chapter 17 Convergent Evolution: Theory and Practice for Bioinspiration

Chapter 18 Conclusion and Perspectives: What Convergent Evolution of Animal Forms and Functions Says About the Predictability of Evolution