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Evolutionary morphology of the rabbit skull

The skull of leporids (rabbits and hares) is highly transformed, typified by pronounced arching of the dorsal skull and ventral flexion of the facial region (i.e., facial tilt). Previous studies show that locomotor behavior influences aspects of cranial shape in leporids, and here we use an extensiv...

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Autores principales: Kraatz, Brian, Sherratt, Emma
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: PeerJ Inc. 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5036099/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27688967
http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2453