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Description: Evolution of the antlers of Cervidae. The silhouettes are the lateral view of the left antlers. The fixed topology of the molecular phylogenetic tree used for reconstruction is from Nicola S. Heckeberg 2020: The systematics of the Cervidae: a total evidence approach. PeerJ 8, S. e8114 (doi:10.7717/peerj.8114). The silhouettes depicted in the squares were reconstructed at the nodes. Muntiacus reevesi and Muntiacus muntjak, which are sister taxa, were represented as one because all antlers of the two species have the same character states.
Title: Antler phylogenetics - Samejima et al 2020
Credit: Yuusuke Samejima and Hiroshige Matsuoka: A new viewpoint on antlers reveals the evolutionary history of deer (Cervidae, Mammalia). Scientific Reports 10, 2020, pp. 8910 (fig. 7) doi:10.1038/s41598-020-64555-7
Author: Yuusuke Samejima and Hiroshige Matsuoka
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