Hand/foot splitting and the ‘re-evolution’ of mesopodial skeletal elements during the evolution and radiation of chameleons

BACKGROUND: One of the most distinctive traits found within Chamaeleonidae is their split/cleft autopodia and the simplified and divergent morphology of the mesopodial skeleton. These anatomical characteristics have facilitated the adaptive radiation of chameleons to arboreal niches. To better under...

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Autores principales: Diaz, Raul E., Trainor, Paul A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4574539/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26382964
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12862-015-0464-4

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4574539/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26382964
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12862-015-0464-4

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