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The beak of the other finch: coevolution of genetic covariance structure and developmental modularity during adaptive evolution.

Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences - 12 Apr 2010

Badyaev Alexander V

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The link between adaptation and evolutionary change remains the most central and least understood evolutionary problem. Rapid evolution and diversification of avian beaks is a textbook example of such a link, yet the mechanisms that enable beak's precise adaptation and extensive adaptability are...

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PMID: 20194173
DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2009.0285
PMCID: PMC2830233

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