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How evolution sculpts the facial shapes of birds and mammals
- May 7, 2026 at 4:20 PM
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Shapes of beaks and snouts come in an extraordinary range of forms, reflecting adaptations to different lifestyles and environments. Yet beneath this diversity lies a paradox: across birds and mammals, faces are built using deeply conserved developmental programs. So how does evolution generate such striking differences without reinventing the underlying machinery?
Originally published at Phys.org