
A ‘stop-start’ pattern of evolution may explain why there are only 25 species of crocodiles alive today, compared to the thousands achieved in the same amount of time by other animals like lizards and birds.
A ‘stop-start’ pattern of evolution may explain why there are only 25 species of crocodiles alive today, compared to the thousands achieved in the same amount of time by other animals like lizards and birds.
New research by scientists at the University of Bristol explains how a 'stop-start' pattern of evolution, governed by environmental..