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ArticleEvolution letters2026

Neural crest cell biology shapes lizard skull evolution across evolutionary time scales.

Quentin Horta-Lacueva, Tobias Uller, Morris Flecks, Mariam Gabelaia, Christy Anna Hipsley, Martin Kirchner, Johannes Müller, Nathalie Feiner

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Article in Evolution letters, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Quentin Horta-LacuevaDepartment of Biology, Lund University, Lund 223 62, Sweden.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9656-1731
Tobias UllerDepartment of Biology, Lund University, Lund 223 62, Sweden.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1293-5842
Morris FlecksMuseum Koenig, Leibniz Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity Change, Bonn 53113, Germany.
Mariam GabelaiaMuseum Koenig, Leibniz Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity Change, Bonn 53113, Germany.
Christy Anna HipsleyDepartment of Biology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen DK-2200, Denmark.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5740-9363
Martin KirchnerMuseum für Naturkunde, Leibniz Institute for Evolution and Biodiversity Science, Berlin 10115, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4113-3868
Johannes MüllerMuseum für Naturkunde, Leibniz Institute for Evolution and Biodiversity Science, Berlin 10115, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5801-856X
Nathalie FeinerDepartment of Biology, Lund University, Lund 223 62, Sweden.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4648-6950

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The vertebrate skull originates from two embryonic lineages, the mesoderm and the neural crest, offering a unique framework to study how developmental mechanisms connect phenotypic variation and evolutionary diversification. Using 3D geometric morphometrics, we analysed skull shape variation in lacertid lizards. Mesoderm- and neural crest-derived bones formed two distinct, conserved modules at both micro- and macroevolutionary scales. In the common wall lizard (

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developmental biasevolvabilitylacertidmacroevolutionmicroevolution

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