Sentence examples for a range of extant from inspiring English sources

In the most detailed study, Einoder and Richardson [20] took foot measurements (including claws) from a range of extant Australasian raptors, looking for ecological links with prey choice, size, "hunting-killing technique", and phylogeny.

We empirically found that SR-MCL outperforms a range of extant algorithms in terms of its accuracy in identifying functional modules.

The resulting algorithm, denoted soft regularized Markov clustering, is shown to outperform a range of extant state-of-the-art approaches in terms of accuracy of identifying functional modules on three real PPI networks.

In the first model, the minimal convex hulls were geometrically expanded by 21%, following a previous study in which live body mass was estimated to have been on average 21% greater than that calculated from minimum convex hulls for a range of extant mammals [ 5].

In addition, we detected a range of extinct, extant and endangered taxa, including some that are rare in the fossil record.

To get us out of this mess, we need a full range of extant remedies, a tireless search for new ones and the nimbleness and open-mindedness to evaluate progress dispassionately and adapt our strategy accordingly.

We collected three-dimensional (3D) landmark data about the crania of a wide range of extant placentals and marsupials, and from six fossil metatherians (the clade including extant marsupials and their stem relatives), using a laser scanner and a 3D digitizer.

Using a modular approach allowed the working group to accommodate the broad range of extant workflow implementations within the collections community and to assemble orderly, comprehensive task lists as foundations from which institutionally specific workflows could be created.

The range of extant nest architectures for different types of solitary to social insects as well as the key features in their architecture has assisted in the identification of their structures in the geologic record.

However, the thickening of S. fatalis femurs was within the range of extant felids.

The normal body mass range of extant felid species is approximately 1 kg–300 kg (Prionailuris rubiginosus - Panthera tigris altaica), whereas Bovidae span 2 kg 1200 kg (Neotragus pygmaeus – Bubalus bubalis).