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Walk the line: 600000 years of molar evolution constrained by allometry in the fossil rodent Mimomys savini.
Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences - 19 Aug 2014
Firmat Cyril, Lozano-Fernández Iván, Agustí Jordi, Bolstad Geir H, Cuenca-Bescós Gloria, Hansen Thomas F, Pélabon Christophe
Abstract excerpt
The allometric-constraint hypothesis states that evolutionary divergence of morphological traits is restricted by integrated growth regulation. In this study, we test this hypothesis on a time-calibrated and well-documented palaeontological sequence of dental measurements on the Pleistocene arvic...
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