Is Limb Loss In Lizards Evidence Of Rapid Evolution?
Tuesday, November 11, 2008 - 02:49
in Biology & Nature
Small skink lizards, Lerista, demonstrate extensive changes in body shape over geologically brief periods. Research published in the open access journal BMC Evolutionary Biology shows that several species of these skinks have rapidly evolved an elongate, limbless body form. read more
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