Phylogenetic history influences convergence for a specialized ecology: comparative skull morphology of African burrowing skinks (Squamata; Scincidae)
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Ecology and Evolution
سال: 2021
ISSN: 2730-7182
DOI: 10.1186/s12862-021-01821-w