Phylogenetic history influences convergence for a specialized ecology: comparative skull morphology of African burrowing skinks (Squamata; Scincidae)

BACKGROUND: Skulls serve many functions and as a result, are subject to many different evolutionary pressures. In squamates, many fossorial species occupy a unique region of skull morphospace, showing convergence across families, due to modifications related to head-first burrowing. As different sub...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Stepanova, Natasha, Bauer, Aaron M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2021
Materias:
Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8127277/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33993867
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12862-021-01821-w

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8127277/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33993867
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12862-021-01821-w

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