Estimating rates and patterns of morphological evolution from phylogenies: lessons in limb lability from Australian <it>Lerista </it>lizards
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Squamates (lizards and snakes) offer an exciting model system for research on the evolution of body form. A new phylogenetic study in <it>BMC Evolutionary Biology </it>of Australian lizards shows remarkable evolutionary lability in digit numbers among...
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| description | <p>Abstract</p> <p>Squamates (lizards and snakes) offer an exciting model system for research on the evolution of body form. A new phylogenetic study in <it>BMC Evolutionary Biology </it>of Australian lizards shows remarkable evolutionary lability in digit numbers among closely related species, but also highlights important challenges in this area.</p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-bfce1c987ca34ecdb5a00aee98bc39cf2022-12-21T21:03:30ZengBMCJournal of Biology1478-58541475-49242009-02-01821910.1186/jbiol112Estimating rates and patterns of morphological evolution from phylogenies: lessons in limb lability from Australian <it>Lerista </it>lizardsWiens John J<p>Abstract</p> <p>Squamates (lizards and snakes) offer an exciting model system for research on the evolution of body form. A new phylogenetic study in <it>BMC Evolutionary Biology </it>of Australian lizards shows remarkable evolutionary lability in digit numbers among closely related species, but also highlights important challenges in this area.</p>http://jbiol.com/content/8/2/19 |
| spellingShingle | Wiens John J Estimating rates and patterns of morphological evolution from phylogenies: lessons in limb lability from Australian <it>Lerista </it>lizards Journal of Biology |
| title | Estimating rates and patterns of morphological evolution from phylogenies: lessons in limb lability from Australian <it>Lerista </it>lizards |
| title_full | Estimating rates and patterns of morphological evolution from phylogenies: lessons in limb lability from Australian <it>Lerista </it>lizards |
| title_fullStr | Estimating rates and patterns of morphological evolution from phylogenies: lessons in limb lability from Australian <it>Lerista </it>lizards |
| title_full_unstemmed | Estimating rates and patterns of morphological evolution from phylogenies: lessons in limb lability from Australian <it>Lerista </it>lizards |
| title_short | Estimating rates and patterns of morphological evolution from phylogenies: lessons in limb lability from Australian <it>Lerista </it>lizards |
| title_sort | estimating rates and patterns of morphological evolution from phylogenies lessons in limb lability from australian it lerista it lizards |
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