Island rodents take on nightmarish proportions
Monday, June 22, 2015 - 17:30
in Paleontology & Archaeology
Researchers have analyzed size data for rodents worldwide to distinguish the truly massive mice and giant gerbils from the regular-sized rodents. They found that the furry animals with chisel-like teeth are 17 times more likely to evolve to nightmarish proportions on islands than elsewhere.