Morphogenic machines evolve more rapidly than the signals that pattern them: lessons from amphibians.

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Published in J Exp Zool B Mol Dev Evol on January 15, 2008

Authors

David R Shook1, Ray Keller

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Biology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22904-4328, USA. drs6j@virginia.edu

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