Small changes, big results: evolution of morphological discontinuity in mammals.
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.
Honeycutt
Rodney L
RL
Natural Science Division, Pepperdine University, Malibu, California 90263-4321, USA. rodney.honeycutt@pepperdine.edu
D000349:Africa; D000818:Animals; D019143:Evolution, Molecular; D005580:Fossils; D018507:Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental; D005838:Genotype; D008322:Mammals / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development; D009024:Morphogenesis; D010641:Phenotype; D010802:Phylogeny; D013045:Species Specificity; D014078:Tooth Eruption / Q000502:physiology