Do Larval Traits Re-Evolve? Evidence from the Embryogenesis of a Direct-Developing Salamander (Plethodon Cinereus)

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Article

Publication Date

2012

Department 1

Biology

Abstract

We were able to explore a difficult question in evolutionary biology by investigating the development of a local salamander: the eastern red-back. Our project showed that vestigial structures can transform into useful structures within an evolutionary lineage.

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