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A curious case of convergent evolution?

Posted on February 15, 2009February 6, 2010 By Andrew Thaler 17 Comments on A curious case of convergent evolution?
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ResearchBlogging.orgThe title of this post is followed by a question mark. That is because what follows is not a statement of fact but a puzzle that I have been mulling over in my head since a photograph was published early last year. I do fervently hope the authors of the paper will forgive me for not citing the picture directly, the full citation can be found at the end of this post. I do this only because I want to lead off with a mystery.

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