Small changes, big results: evolution of morphological discontinuity in mammals.

J Biol

Natural Science Division, Pepperdine University, Malibu, California 90263-4321, USA.

Published: May 2008

Comparative morphological and developmental studies, including a recent comparative study of tooth development among the Afrotherian mammals, are indicating the types of genetic mechanisms responsible for the evolution of morphological differences among major mammalian groups.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2323037PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/jbiol71DOI Listing

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