Evolution: Two (very long) legs to stand on

Yingguang Frank Chan

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2015.09.058

Evolution: Two (very long) legs to stand on

Yingguang Frank Chan

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How do the legs of jerboas get so long? A comprehensive study of the Dipodidae family of two-legged rodents reveals many evolutionary refinements in toe numbers, bone structures and proportions. Clearly, this adorable emerging developmental model system has legs.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	R1037-R1040
Number of pages	4
Journal	Current Biology
Volume	25
Issue number	21
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2015.09.058
Publication status	Published - 2-Nov-2015
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Animals
Biological Evolution
Leg
Rodentia

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