Limb Loss In Lizards: Evidence For Rapid Evolution
Tuesday, November 11, 2008 - 00:14
in Biology & Nature
Small skink lizards, Lerista, demonstrate extensive changes in body shape over geologically brief periods. New research shows that several species of these skinks have rapidly evolved an elongate, limbless body form.
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