Rapid size change associated with intra-island evolutionary radiation in extinct Caribbean “island-shrews”
Abstract Background The Caribbean offers a unique opportunity to study evolutionary dynamics in insular mammals. However, the recent extinction of most Caribbean non-volant mammals has obstructed evolutionary studies, and poor DNA preservation associated with tropical environments means that very fe...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-08-01
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| Series: | BMC Evolutionary Biology |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12862-020-01668-7 |
