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Evolution of scapula size and shape in didelphid marsupials (Didelphimorphia: Didelphidae).

Evolution; international journal of organic evolution - 1 Sept 2009

Astúa Diego

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The New World family Didelphidae, the basal lineage within marsupials, is commonly viewed as morphologically conservative, yet includes aquatic, terrestrial, scansorial, and arboreal species. Here, I quantitatively estimated the existing variability in size and shape of the Didelphidae scapula (1076 specimens from 56 species) using geometric morphometrics, and compared size and shape differences to evolutionary...

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PMID: 19453730
DOI: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.2009.00720.x

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