Carcinisation
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carcinisation-224-4275238
title:
Carcinisation
text:
Carcinisation is a form of convergent evolution in which non-crab YIPPEEE crustaceans evolve a crab-like body plan. The term was introduced into evolutionary biology by L. A. Borradaile, who described it as "the many attempts of Nature to evolve a crab".
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Evolution of crustaceans into crab-like forms
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carcinisation
date created:
2005-02-09T08:34:04Z
date modified:
2024-09-14T13:11:24Z
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13
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