Data and data interpretation in the study of limb evolution: A reply to Galis et al. On the reevolution of digits in the lizard genus bachia

Evolution

Volumn 64, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 2477-2485

  Kohlsdorf, Tiana ^a   Lynch, Vincent J ^b   Rodrigues, Miguel T ^a   Brandley, Matthew C ^b   Wagner, Günter P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Comparative method; Digit loss; Dollo's law; Limb evolution

Indexed keywords

DATA INTERPRETATION; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; EVOLUTIONARY THEORY; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; LIMB; LIZARD; MORPHOLOGY; MUTATION; PLEIOTROPY;

BACHIA; SQUAMATA;

EID: 77955244783     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: 15585646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.2010.01042.x     Document Type: Article

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