Morphostasis in a novel eukaryote illuminates the evolutionary transition from phagotrophy to phototrophy: description of <it>Rapaza viridis </it>n. gen. et sp. (Euglenozoa, Euglenida)
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Morphostasis of traits in different species is necessary for reconstructing the evolutionary history of complex characters. Studies that place these species into a molecular phylogenetic context test hypotheses about the transitional...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2012-03-01
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Series: | BMC Evolutionary Biology |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/12/29 |