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Evolution of Gigantism in Amphiumid Salamanders
The Amphiumidae contains three species of elongate, permanently aquatic salamanders with four diminutive limbs that append one, two, or three toes. Two of the species, Amphiuma means and A. tridactylum, are among the largest salamanders in the world, reaching lengths of more than one meter, whereas...
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Public Library of Science
2009
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2680017/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19461997 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0005615 |