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Phylogenetic and Developmental Constraints Dictate the Number of Cusps on Molars in Rodents

Mammal tooth morphology and function correlate strongly with dietary ecology, and convergence is a major feature of mammalian tooth evolution. Yet, function and ecology are insufficient to explain morphological diversification and convergence within mammalian molar evolution; suggesting that develop...

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Autor principal: Burroughs, Robert W.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6662684/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31358868
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-47469-x