The impact of the land-to-sea transition on evolutionary integration and modularity of the pinniped backbone
Abstract In this study, we investigate how the terrestrial-aquatic transition influenced patterns of axial integration and modularity in response to the secondary adaptation to a marine lifestyle. We use 3D geometric morphometrics to quantify shape covariation among presacral vertebrae in pinnipeds...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2023-11-01
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| Series: | Communications Biology |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-023-05512-8 |