Serpent clocks tick faster

Freek J. Vonk and Michael K. Richardson
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Freek J. Vonk: Freek J. Vonk and Michael K. Richardson are at the Institute of Biology, Leiden University, PO Box 9516, 2300 RA Leiden, the Netherlands. f.j.vonk@biology.leidenuniv.nl m.k.richardson@biology.leidenuniv.nl
Michael K. Richardson: Freek J. Vonk and Michael K. Richardson are at the Institute of Biology, Leiden University, PO Box 9516, 2300 RA Leiden, the Netherlands. f.j.vonk@biology.leidenuniv.nl m.k.richardson@biology.leidenuniv.nl

Nature, 2008, vol. 454, issue 7202, 282-283

Abstract: Snakes have graceful, elongated bodies containing hundreds of vertebrae. This extreme of morphology stems from evolutionary changes in a developmental clock that regulates body patterning.

Date: 2008
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