From Antarctic icefish to Galapagos finches, there are some interesting characters at the fringes of developmental biology. Brendan Maher explores a world of alternative model organisms.
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Maher, B. Evolution: Biology's next top model?. Nature 458, 695–698 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/458695a
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