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Evolution and Diversification of the Archonta in an Arboreal Milieu

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Comparative Biology and Evolutionary Relationships of Tree Shrews

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This paper attempts to analyze three distinct but closely interrelated biological problems pertinent to the animals included within the Archonta. The tree shrews and relatives (Scandentia), the colugos (Dermoptera), and the archaic primates will be examined, primarily their tarsus, to pose and answer questions about their evolutionary history.

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    Frederick S. Szalay

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Szalay, F.S., Drawhorn, G. (1980). Evolution and Diversification of the Archonta in an Arboreal Milieu. In: Luckett, W.P. (eds) Comparative Biology and Evolutionary Relationships of Tree Shrews. Advances in Primatology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-1051-8_4

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