Author

R. Natale

Listed by name: these papers carry no ORCID for this author, so different people with the same name may be mixed together.

Biology Disciplines

Click to filter author papers

Evolutionary Biology· 3 Ecology· 1

Signature Assays, Organisms & Methods

Click to filter · or open tag

Approach:statistical model· 4 Research Focus:clustering· 2 Assay:imaging· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 1 Research Focus:dimensionality reduction· 1 Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 1 Assay:metagenomics· 1

Frequent Co-Authors

A. Coppi· 1 shared A. Dalla Vecchia· 1 shared A. N. Wimberly· 1 shared D. Cerny· 1 shared E. Piaser· 1 shared G. Slater· 1 shared L. Lastrucci· 1 shared M. B. Castellani· 1 shared

Activity by Year

2021-2023 · peak 2/yr

Co-Author Collaboration Network

10 top collaborators · 22 mutual co-author links

Click any collaborator node to inspect or filter shared papers

Focal author (center)Selected co-authorORCID co-authorUnlinked name

Curved chords = mutual co-authorship

1 shared paperEcology

A. Coppi

Mutual co-authors in cluster

Author profile →

4 papers

Recent·Most cited

Correlated evolution of beak and braincase morphology is present only in select bird clades

X. Xu, R. Natale

The paper analyzes skull morphology in Charadriiformes to test modularity hypotheses, finding correlated evolution of beak and braincase with varying support across subgroups.

bioRxiv · Nov 19, 2023Evolutionary Biology

Genetic drift vs natural selection affecting the evolution of spectral and functional traits of two key macrophytes: Phragmites australis and Nuphar lutea

M. B. Castellani, A. Dalla Vecchia, R. Bolpagni, R. Natale, E. Piaser, L. Lastrucci, A. Coppi, P. Villa

The paper compares genetic drift and natural selection in two macrophytes, finding directional selection in Phragmites australis and mixed selection patterns in Nuphar lutea.

bioRxiv · Jun 19, 2023 · PreprintEcology

Choice of 3D morphometric method leads to diverging interpretations of form--function relationships in the carnivoran calcaneus

A. N. Wimberly, R. Natale, R. Higgins, G. Slater

The paper compares two 3D morphometric methods for analyzing calcaneus shape in carnivorans, finding that method choice affects interpretations of form-function relationships.

bioRxiv · May 16, 2022 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology

Comprehensive taxon sampling and vetted fossils help clarify the time tree of shorebirds (Aves, Charadriiformes)

D. Cerny, R. Natale

This study constructs a comprehensive shorebird phylogeny using molecular and morphological data, clarifying higher-level relationships and divergence times while highlighting uncertainties in certain groups.

bioRxiv · Jul 15, 2021Evolutionary Biology