Phenotypic integration in the carnivoran backbone and the evolution of functional differentiation in metameric structures

Abstract Explaining the origin and evolution of a vertebral column with anatomically distinct regions that characterizes the tetrapod body plan provides understanding of how metameric structures become repeated and how they acquire the ability to perform different functions. However, despite many de...

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Main Authors: Alberto Martín‐Serra, Alejandro Pérez‐Ramos, Francisco J. Pastor, David Velasco, Borja Figueirido
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 2021-06-01
Series:Evolution Letters
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/evl3.224