terrestrialtoarboreal
Terrestrialtoarboreal, or the terrestrial-to-arboreal transition, is a term used to describe the evolutionary shift from life on the ground to life in trees. The concept is applied across taxa, including mammals, birds, reptiles, and invertebrates, and it encompasses changes in habitat use, locomotion, and sensory and morphological traits that support arboreal living.
Drivers of the transition often include access to new food resources such as fruits and leaves, reduced
Key adaptations associated with arboreality include grasping limbs with flexible joints, elongated and robust digits, and,
Research on terrestrialtoarboreal combines comparative anatomy, functional ecology, and phylogenetics to reconstruct ancestral habitats and locomotor