Morphological evolution is accelerated among island mammals.
Dramatic evolutionary changes occur in species isolated on islands, but it is not known if the rate of evolution is accelerated on islands relative to the mainland. Based on an extensive review of the literature, I used the fossil record combined with data from living species to test the hypothesis...
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| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2006-10-01
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| Series: | PLoS Biology |
| Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC1563493?pdf=render |