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“Incredible Hulk” lizard provides clues to understanding evolution - EurekAlert


<p><strong>Body shape, colour and behaviour often evolve together as species adapt to their environment. Researchers from Lund University in Sweden have studied this phenomenon in a specific type of large, bright green and aggressive common wall lizard found near the Mediterranean. They discovered that a unique cell type might have played a key role in this joint evolution.</strong></p>

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