Morphological divergence in giant fossil dormice

Insular gigantism – evolutionary increases in body size from small-bodied mainland ancestors - is a conceptually significant, but poorly studied, evolutionary phenomenon. Gigantism is widespread on Mediterranean islands, particularly among fossil and extant dormice. These include an extant giant pop...

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Main Authors: Hennekam, JJ, Benson, RB, Herridge, VL, Jeffrey, N, Torres-Roig, E, Alcover, JA, Cox, PG
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: The Royal Society 2020