Article
Molecular and functional basis of phenotypic convergence in white lizards at White Sands.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 2 Feb 2010
Rosenblum Erica Bree, Römpler Holger, Schöneberg Torsten, Hoekstra Hopi E
Abstract excerpt
There are many striking examples of phenotypic convergence in nature, in some cases associated with changes in the same genes. But even mutations in the same gene may have different biochemical properties and thus different evolutionary consequences. Here we dissect the molecular mechanism of convergent evolution in three lizard species with blanched coloration on the gypsum dunes of White Sands, New Mexico....
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