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Accelerated evolution and diversifying selection drove the adaptation of cetacean bone microstructure
BACKGROUND: The transition from land to sea by the ancestor of cetaceans approximately 50 million years ago was an incredible evolutionary event that led to a series of morphological, physiological, and behavioral adaptations. During this transition, bone microstructure evolved from the typical terr...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2019
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6813995/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31651232 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12862-019-1509-x |