Intraspecific variation in limblessness in vertebrates: A unique example of microevolution

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 367-377

  Adriaens, Dominique ^a   Devaere, Stijn ^a   Teugels, Guy G ^b,c   Dekegel, Barbara ^a   Verraes, Walter ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b Africamuseum   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Catfish; Clariidae; Intraspecific variation; Limblessness; Microevolution

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTION; INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION; MORPHOLOGY;

ANGUILLIFORMES; CATFISH; CLARIIDAE; TETRAPODA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0036520924     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1095-8312.2002.00029.x     Document Type: Article

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