Evolutionary bursts drive morphological novelty in the world’s largest skinks
Most Cited Paper
in Amphibian and Reptile Biology
18 Months Post-Publication
Class of 2026
“Evolutionary bursts drive morphological novelty in the world’s largest skinks”
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Topics
Morphological diversity · evolutionary bursts · skinks · Tiliqua · Cyclodomorphus · adaptive radiation · phenotypic evolution · rate heterogeneity · Morphological diversity · Phylogenetic comparative methods · body size evolution · Limb reduction · clade diversification · Australian lizards · macroevolution
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Pepkio Research Index (PRI). Topics and Trends in Most Cited Amphibian and Reptile Biology Papers, Class of 2026. https://pri.pepkio.com/top-papers/amphibian-and-reptile-biology/2026. Accessed 2026-07-22. Zheng Su, Tinsley Li, Thematic Shifts in Early-High-Impact Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics Research: A Bibliometric and Semantic Analysis. bioRxiv 2026.07.04.736459; doi: https://doi.org/10.64898/2026.07.04.736459