Evolutionary biology - How to build a longer beak

被引：6

作者：

Patel, Nipam H.

机构：

[1] Univ Calif Berkeley, Dept Mol & Cell Biol, Berkeley, CA 94720 USA

[2] Univ Calif Berkeley, Dept Integrat Biol, Berkeley, CA 94720 USA

[3] Univ Calif Berkeley, Howard Hughes Med Inst, Berkeley, CA 94720 USA

来源：

NATURE | 2006年 / 442卷 / 7102期

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D O I：

10.1038/442515a

中图分类号：

O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];

学科分类号：

07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;

摘要：

Evolutionary changes in the beaks of Darwin's finches have been instrumental in the adaptive radiation of these birds. The molecular basis for variation in beak size and shape is opening up to investigation.

引用

页码：515 / 516

页数：2

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