Evolutionary analysis of swimming speed in early vertebrates challenges the ‘New Head Hypothesis’
Abstract The ecological context of early vertebrate evolution is envisaged as a long-term trend towards increasingly active food acquisition and enhanced locomotory capabilities culminating in the emergence of jawed vertebrates. However, support for this hypothesis has been anecdotal and drawn almos...
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| Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2022-08-01
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| Series: | Communications Biology |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-022-03730-0 |