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Pectinifrons

  • Graphical abstract. Frondlets in twin pairs coming off a worm like base. Arrows showing water movement at different speeds through the frondlets

    Vanderbilt-led Group Discovers Divergent Function in Convergent Evolution of Form

    By: Andy Flick, Evolutionary Studies scientific coordinator Pectinifrons abyssalis from Mistaken Point, Newfoundland, Canada(A–C) Photographs of steep ‘U’-shaped (A), ‘S’-shaped (B), and gentle ‘U’-shaped (C) morphotypes of Pectinifrons. Scale bars: 5 cm.(D) Schematic diagrams of Pectinifrons morphotypes. The classic idiom form fits function does not always mean that… Read More

    February 22, 2023