... phylogenetic relationships when performing scaling analyses. Finally, we provide forward-looking perspectives focused on improving our understanding of the diversity of form and function in relation to size. * Author for correspondence ( cclement@usc.edu.au ) Competing interests The authors...

... of a comparative database, we recommend four practices associated with searching, structuring the database, establishing version control and ensuring accessibility. Biomechanics Morphology Open science Phylogenetics Physiology Systematic review Natural Sciences Engineering Research Council...

..., walking and running – in a phylogenetic context to explore differences in the optimality criteria of these two systems. Across 111 tetrapod species, average limb-joint angular excursions during cyclic locomotion are greater and more evolutionarily labile than those of the jaw joint during cyclic chewing...

... the scaling relationships using a phylogenetically informed approach. We show that smaller animals have a greater mass-specific cost of transport on inclines across the body mass range analysed. We also demonstrate that the increase in cost for smaller animals to run up a slope as opposed to along a flat...