The maximum rate of mammal evolution

How fast can a mammal evolve from the size of a mouse to the size of an elephant? Achieving such a large transformation calls for major biological reorganization. Thus, the speed at which this occurs has important implications for extensive faunal changes, including adaptive radiations and recovery...

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Published in:	Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS Vol. 109; no. 11; p. 4187
Main Authors:	Evans, Alistair R, Jones, David, Boyer, Alison G, Brown, James H, Costa, Daniel P, Ernest, S K Morgan, Fitzgerald, Erich M G, Fortelius, Mikael, Gittleman, John L, Hamilton, Marcus J, Harding, Larisa E, Lintulaakso, Kari, Lyons, S Kathleen, Okie, Jordan G, Saarinen, Juha J, Sibly, Richard M, Smith, Felisa A, Stephens, Patrick R, Theodor, Jessica M, Uhen, Mark D
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 13.03.2012
Subjects:	Animals Biological Evolution Body Weight Mammals - anatomy & histology Mammals - genetics Mice Quantitative Trait, Heritable Time Factors
ISSN:	1091-6490, 1091-6490
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