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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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Autores principales: Bonett, Ronald M., Chippindale, Paul T., Moler, Paul E., Van Devender, R. Wayne, Wake, David B.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 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

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