Declining rates of evolution and limited convergence in bat sternum shape can be explained by a ratchet of specialisation
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- 22 August 2026
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Journal of Mammalian Evolution
- Vol. 33 (3) , 44
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