Author

Chris J. Law

Observed names: C J Law, CHRIS J. LAW, Chris J Law, Chris Law, Law, Chris, Law, Chris J, Law, Chris J.

Institutions: University of California, Santa Cruz, University of Washington, Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, The University of Texas at Austin, University of California, Berkeley

Observed institutions: American Museum of Natural History, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, Santa Cruz, University of Washington, University of California System, University of California San Diego, Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, The University of Texas at Austin, University of California, Berkeley

ORCID: 0000-0003-1575-7746

Observed ORCID: 0000-0003-1575-7746

OpenAlex ID: A5016045708

Lineage Diversity and Size Disparity in Musteloidea: Testing Patterns of Adaptive Radiation Using Molecular and Fossil-Based Methods

2017 · Chris J. Law, Graham J. Slater, et al. · Systematic Biology · 131

Linking ecomechanical models and functional traits to understand phenotypic diversity

2021 · Timothy E. Higham, Lara A. Ferry, et al. · Trends in Ecology & Evolution · 68

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Effects of diet on cranial morphology and biting ability in musteloid mammals

2018 · Chris J. Law, Emma Duran, et al. · Journal of Evolutionary Biology · 65

Cleaners among wrasses: Phylogenetics and evolutionary patterns of cleaning behavior within Labridae

2015 · Vikram B. Baliga, Chris J. Law · Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution · 60

Lutra lutra(Carnivora: Mustelidae)

2016 · Nancy Hung, Chris J. Law · Mammalian Species · 48

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Meandering worms: mechanics of undulatory burrowing in muds

2013 · Kelly M. Dorgan, Chris J. Law, et al. · Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences · 46

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Evolutionary shifts in extant mustelid (Mustelidae: Carnivora) cranial shape, body size and body shape coincide with the Mid-Miocene Climate Transition

2019 · Chris J. Law · Biology Letters · 45

Challenges and advances in measuring phenotypic convergence

2024 · David M Grossnickle, William H Brightly, et al. · Evolution · 44

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Shared extremes by ectotherms and endotherms: Body elongation in mustelids is associated with small size and reduced limbs

2019 · Chris J. Law, Graham J. Slater, et al. · Evolution · 41

Revisiting the behavioural framework of feeding in predatory aquatic mammals

2017 · Sarah S. Kienle, Chris J. Law, et al. · Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences · 38

Carnivory maintains cranial dimorphism between males and females: Evidence for niche divergence in extant Musteloidea

2018 · Chris J. Law, Rita S. Mehta · Evolution · 36

Decoupled evolution of the cranium and mandible in carnivoran mammals

2022 · Chris J. Law, Emily A. Blackwell, et al. · Evolution · 30

Ontogenetic Scaling of Theoretical Bite Force in Southern Sea Otters (Enhydra lutris nereis)

2016 · Chris J. Law, Colleen Young, et al. · Physiological and Biochemical Zoology · 30

Relating divergence in polychaete musculature to different burrowing behaviors: A study using opheliidae (Annelida)

2014 · Chris J. Law, Kelly M. Dorgan, et al. · Journal of Morphology · 30

Ecological Drivers of Carnivoran Body Shape Evolution

2021 · Chris J. Law · The American Naturalist · 29

Scaling patterns of cerebellar petrosal lobules in Euarchontoglires: Impacts of ecology and phylogeny

2022 · Madlen M. Lang, Ornella C. Bertrand, et al. · The Anatomical Record · 27

Solitary meat-eaters: solitary, carnivorous carnivorans exhibit the highest degree of sexual size dimorphism

2019 · Chris J. Law · Scientific Reports · 24

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Sexual dimorphism in craniomandibular morphology of southern sea otters (Enhydra lutris nereis)

2016 · Chris J. Law, Vikram Venkatram, et al. · Journal of Mammalogy · 24

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Dry versus wet and gross: Comparisons between the dry skull method and gross dissection in estimations of jaw muscle cross‐sectional area and bite forces in sea otters

2019 · Chris J. Law, Rita S. Mehta · Journal of Morphology · 22

Evolutionary and morphological patterns underlying carnivoran body shape diversity

2020 · Chris J. Law · Evolution · 20

Asynchrony in craniomandibular development and growth in Enhydra lutris nereis (Carnivora: Mustelidae): are southern sea otters born to bite?

2017 · Chris J. Law, Vikram B. Baliga, et al. · Biological Journal of the Linnean Society · 19

Tool use increases mechanical foraging success and tooth health in southern sea otters ( Enhydra lutris nereis )

2024 · Chris J. Law, M. Tim Tinker, et al. · Science · 18

Eat whole and less often: ontogenetic shift reveals size specialization on kelp bass by the California moray eel, Gymnothorax mordax

2018 · Benjamin A. Higgins, Chris J. Law, et al. · Oecologia · 17

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Uncovering the mosaic evolution of the carnivoran skeletal system

2024 · Chris J. Law, Leslea J. Hlusko, et al. · Biology Letters · 16

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Looking Back for the Future: The Ecology of Terrestrial Communities Through the Lens of Conservation Paleobiology

2023 · Melissa E. Kemp, Alexandra E. Boville, et al. · Annual Review of Ecology Evolution and Systematics · 16

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Works count: 88

Citation count: 1,047

H-index: 20

I10-index: 30