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Adaptation and constraint in the evolution of the mammalian backbone

BACKGROUND: The axial skeleton consists of repeating units (vertebrae) that are integrated through their development and evolution. Unlike most tetrapods, vertebrae in the mammalian trunk are subdivided into distinct thoracic and lumbar modules, resulting in a system that is constrained in terms of...

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Autores principales: Jones, Katrina E., Benitez, Lorena, Angielczyk, Kenneth D., Pierce, Stephanie E.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6240174/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30445907
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12862-018-1282-2