Different solutions lead to similar life history traits across the great divides of the amniote tree of life
Abstract Amniote vertebrates share a suite of extra-embryonic membranes that distinguish them from anamniotes. Other than that, however, their reproductive characteristics could not be more different. They differ in basic ectothermic vs endothermic physiology, in that two clades evolved powered flig...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-02-01
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Series: | Journal of Biological Research - Thessaloniki |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s40709-021-00134-9 |