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Rapid large-scale evolutionary divergence in morphology and performance associated with exploitation of a different dietary resource.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 25 Mar 2008
Herrel Anthony, Huyghe Katleen, Vanhooydonck Bieke, Backeljau Thierry, Breugelmans Karin, Grbac Irena, Van Damme Raoul, Irschick Duncan J
Abstract excerpt
Although rapid adaptive changes in morphology on ecological time scales are now well documented in natural populations, the effects of such changes on whole-organism performance capacity and the consequences on ecological dynamics at the population level are often unclear. Here we show how lizards have rapidly evolved differences in head morphology, bite strength, and digestive tract structure after experimental...
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