在我们如何做到这一点,我觉得有必要让问题得不到解决。 Lars Werdelin和ÅsaNilsonne(1999)的进化重建强调了普遍的不确定性,似乎证实了第二个假设,而Karel Kleisner及其同事(2010)后来的分析支持了第一个假设。幸运的是,正如其他引人注目的案例,如哺乳动物的进化,新的遗传证据开辟了一个全新的视角。
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