Unexpected inhibitory cascade in the molariforms of sloths (Folivora, Xenarthra): a case study in xenarthrans honouring Gerhard Storch’s open-mindedness

The inhibitory cascade (IC) represents a developmental model that explains the evolution of molar relative sizes, originally described in rodents but later validated in several mammalian groups. The IC comprises signalling molecules produced by the first molar buds that inhibit the development of su...

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Main Author:	Varela, Luciano (author)
Other Authors:	Tambusso, P. Sebastián (author), Fariña, Richard (author)
Format:	article
Language:	English
Published:	2020
Subjects:	Sloths Inhibitory cascade Macroevolution Tooth evolution Molariforms
Online Access:	https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12008/32355
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