Re-semblance and re-evolution: Paramorphism and semiotic co-option may explain the re-evolution of similar phenotypes
The independent emergence of similar features in phylogenetically nonallied groups of organisms has usually been explained as the result of similar selection pressures particular to specific environments. This explanation has been more or less helpful in elucidating convergent resemblances among org...
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Language: | English |
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University of Tartu Press
2010-12-01
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Series: | Sign Systems Studies |
Online Access: | https://ojs.utlib.ee/index.php/sss/article/view/16024 |