First evidence of convergent lifestyle signal in reptile skull roof microanatomy
Abstract Background The study of convergently acquired adaptations allows fundamental insight into life’s evolutionary history. Within lepidosaur reptiles—i.e. lizards, tuatara, and snakes—a fully fossorial (‘burrowing’) lifestyle has independently evolved in most major clades. However, despite thei...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-11-01
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| Series: | BMC Biology |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12915-020-00908-y |