Universality of indeterminate growth in lizards rejected: the micro-CT reveals contrasting timing of growth cartilage persistence in iguanas, agamas, and chameleons
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-54573-5
Abstract: Squamate reptiles are considered to exhibit indeterminate growth. Nevertheless, current literature disputes the available definitions of this growth type, presents new theoretical models, and questions its universality in cold-blooded vertebrates. We have followed up on… read more here.
Keywords: growth lizards; indeterminate growth; universality indeterminate; micro ... See more keywords