Testing hypotheses of neural evolution in gymnotiform electric fishes using phylogenetic character data

Evolution

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1760-1780

  Albert, James S ^a   Lannoo, Michael J ^b   Yuri, Tamaki ^c  

^a NIPPON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

^b BALL STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Brain; Developmental constraints; Electric organs; Histology; Morphology; Phylogenetic analysis; Sensory receptors; Specialization; Vertebrate

Indexed keywords

GYMNOTIFORMES; PISCES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0032410514     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2411348     Document Type: Article

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