Evolutionary biology - Development with a bite

被引:63
作者
Polly, P. David
机构
[1] Indiana Univ, Dept Geol Sci, Bloomington, IN 47405 USA
[2] Indiana Univ, Dept Biol & Anthropol, Bloomington, IN 47405 USA
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D O I
10.1038/449413a
中图分类号
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
Predictions drawn from experiments on the growth of molar teeth in mice, and applied to a wide range of related species, provide a remarkable connection between developmental and evolutionary biology.
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页码:413 / 415
页数:3
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