Variation in brown rat cranial shape shows directional selection over 120 years in New York City

Urbanization exposes species to novel environments and selection pressures that may change morphological traits within a population. We investigated how the shape and size of crania and mandibles changed over time within a population of brown rats (Rattus norvegicus) living in Manhattan, New York, U...

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Autores principales: Puckett, Emily E., Sherratt, Emma, Combs, Matthew, Carlen, Elizabeth J., Harcourt‐Smith, William, Munshi‐South, Jason
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2020
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Original Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7297766/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32551057
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ece3.6228

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7297766/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32551057
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ece3.6228

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