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Form and function of damselfish skulls: rapid and repeated evolution into a limited number of trophic niches

BACKGROUND: Damselfishes (Perciformes, Pomacentridae) are a major component of coral reef communities, and the functional diversity of their trophic anatomy is an important constituent of the ecological morphology of these systems. Using shape analyses, biomechanical modelling, and phylogenetically...

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Autores principales: Cooper, W James, Westneat, Mark W
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2654721/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19183467
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2148-9-24