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From: Phylogenetic conservatism in skulls and evolutionary lability in limbs – morphological evolution across an ancient frog radiation is shaped by diet, locomotion and burrowing

Fig. 4

Phylomorphospace of PCA values on overall limb shape variation based on total shape variation of radioulna, humerus, and femur, and generated with geomorph. Different shapes depict each of the four clades, while colour represents locomotor mode: Walker, Hopper, and Jumper/Swimmer. Burrowing behavior is also indicated in the figure by a schematic of each type (burrower and non-burrower) and background colouring, and the signs ψ and * indicate whether the burrower is forward-burrowing (head and forelimbs first) or backward-burrowing (hindlimbs first), respectively. Outlines of overall body shape are displayed in species with the most extreme limb shape variation

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BMC Ecology and Evolution

ISSN: 2730-7182

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