Estimating rates and patterns of morphological evolution from phylogenies: lessons in limb lability from Australian <it>Lerista </it>lizards

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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Wiens John J
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2009-02-01
Series:	Journal of Biology
Online Access:	http://jbiol.com/content/8/2/19

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