Allometric conservatism in the evolution of bird beaks

Allometric conservatism in the evolution of bird beaks

Abstract Evolution can involve periods of rapid divergent adaptation and expansion in the range of diversity, but evolution can also be relatively conservative over certain timescales due to functional, genetic‐developmental, and ecological constraints. One way in which evolution may be conservative...

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Main Authors: Louie M. K. Rombaut, Elliot J. R. Capp, Christopher R. Cooney, Emma C. Hughes, Zoë K. Varley, Gavin H. Thomas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 2022-02-01
Series:Evolution Letters
Subjects:
Allometry
bird beaks
constraints
evolutionary conservatism
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/evl3.267

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