Why the long face? Comparative shape analysis of miniature, pony, and other horse skulls reveals changes in ontogenetic growth

BACKGROUND: Much of the shape variation found in animals is based on allometry and heterochrony. Horses represent an excellent model to investigate patterns of size-shape variation among breeds that were intentionally bred for extreme small and large sizes. METHODS: We tested whether ponies (wither...

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Autores principales: Heck, Laura, Sanchez-Villagra, Marcelo R., Stange, Madlen
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: PeerJ Inc. 2019
Materias:
Evolutionary Studies
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6752190/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31576240
http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.7678

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6752190/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31576240
http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.7678

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