Why Dogs Have Floppy Ears: An Animated Tale

This question vexed Darwin - and now we have a fascinating answer.

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This paper lays out the Neural Crest Cell hypothesis: http://www.genetics.org/content/197/3...

This paper critiques the NCC hypothesis and raises some questions:
http://rsos.royalsocietypublishing.or...

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