Christy Hipsley

Macroecological and biogeographical patterns of limb reduction in the world's skinks

Marco Camaiti, Alistair R Evans, Christy A Hipsley, Mark N Hutchinson, Shai Meiri, Rodolfo de Oliveira Anderson, Alex Slavenko, David G Chapple

Journal article  |  2022  |  JOURNAL OF BIOGEOGRAPHY

Aim: Limb reduction is a dramatic evolutionary transition, yet whether it is achieved in similar trajectories across clades, and i..

2022 BMC Ecology and Evolution image competition: the winning images

Jennifer Harman, Christy A Hipsley, Luke M Jacobus, David A Liberles, Josef Settele, Arne Traulsen

Journal article  |  2022  |  BMC ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

In 2022, researchers from around the world entered the BMC Ecology and Evolution photography competition. The contest produced a s..

A database of the morphology, ecology and literature of the world's limb-reduced skinks

Marco Camaiti, Alistair R Evans, Christy A Hipsley, Mark N Hutchinson, Shai Meiri, Rodolfo O Anderson, Alex Slavenko, David G Chapple

Journal article  |  2022  |  JOURNAL OF BIOGEOGRAPHY

Aim: Limb-reduced squamates are a convenient model system to investigate macroevolutionary trends in morphology. Here, we provide ..

Ontogenetic allometry underlies trophic diversity in sea turtles (Chelonioidea)

Ray M Chatterji, Christy A Hipsley, Emma Sherratt, Mark N Hutchinson, Marc EH Jones

Journal article  |  2022  |  EVOLUTIONARY ECOLOGY

Despite only comprising seven species, extant sea turtles (Cheloniidae and Dermochelyidae) display great ecological diversity, wit..

Herpetofaunal diversity changes with climate: evidence from the Quaternary of McEachern's Deathtrap Cave, southeastern Australia

Till Ramm, Kailah M Thorn, Christy A Hipsley, Johannes Mueller, Scott Hocknull, Jane Melville

Journal article  |  2021  |  JOURNAL OF VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY

The Quaternary Period is characterized by dramatic global climatic changes. Quaternary fossil deposits, which can offer excellent ..

Postnatal development in a marsupial model, the fat-tailed dunnart (Sminthopsis crassicaudata; Dasyuromorphia: Dasyuridae)

Laura E Cook, Axel H Newton, Christy A Hipsley, Andrew J Pask

Journal article  |  2021  |  COMMUNICATIONS BIOLOGY

Marsupials exhibit unique biological features that provide fascinating insights into many aspects of mammalian development. These ..

A farewell to arms and legs: a review of limb reduction in squamates

Marco Camaiti, Alistair R Evans, Christy A Hipsley, David G Chapple

Journal article  |  2021  |  BIOLOGICAL REVIEWS

Elongated snake-like bodies associated with limb reduction have evolved multiple times throughout vertebrate history. Limb-reduced..

Ontogenetic origins of cranial convergence between the extinct marsupial thylacine and placental gray wolf

Axel H Newton, Vera Weisbecker, Andrew J Pask, Christy A Hipsley

Journal article  |  2021  |  COMMUNICATIONS BIOLOGY

Phenotypic convergence, describing the independent evolution of similar characteristics, offers unique insights into how natural s..

First evidence of convergent lifestyle signal in reptile skull roof microanatomy

Roy Ebel, Johannes Mueller, Till Ramm, Christy Hipsley, Eli Amson

Journal article  |  2020  |  BMC BIOLOGY

BACKGROUND: The study of convergently acquired adaptations allows fundamental insight into life's evolutionary history. Within lep..

Author Correction: High-throughput microCT scanning of small specimens: preparation, packing, parameters and post-processing.

Christy A Hipsley, Rocio Aguilar, Jay R Black, Scott A Hocknull

Journal article  |  2020  |  Scientific Reports

An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via a link at the top of the paper.