Small changes, big results: evolution of morphological discontinuity in mammals

Rodney L Honeycutt

doi:10.1186/jbiol71

Small changes, big results: evolution of morphological discontinuity in mammals

J Biol. 2008;7(3):9. doi: 10.1186/jbiol71. Epub 2008 Mar 18.

Author

Rodney L Honeycutt¹

Affiliation

¹ Natural Science Division, Pepperdine University, Malibu, California 90263-4321, USA. rodney.honeycutt@pepperdine.edu

PMID: 18355400
PMCID: PMC2323037
DOI: 10.1186/jbiol71

Abstract

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.

Publication types

Comparative Study
Review

MeSH terms

Africa
Animals
Evolution, Molecular*
Fossils
Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental
Genotype
Mammals / anatomy & histology*
Mammals / genetics
Mammals / growth & development
Morphogenesis
Phenotype
Phylogeny
Species Specificity
Tooth Eruption / physiology