Nonheterochronic developmental changes underlie morphological heterochrony in the evolution of the Ardeidae

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 269-276

  Cubo, J ^a   Fouces, V ^b   Gonzalez Martin M ^b   Pedrocchi, V ^b   Ruiz, X ^b  

^a SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Acceleration; Ardeidae; Deceleration; Endochondral ossification; Growth; Heterochrony; Heteroposy; Paedomorphosis; Peramorphosis

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; DIACHRONISM; EVOLUTION; MORPHOLOGY;

ARDEIDAE; AVES;

EID: 0034000204     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1420-9101.2000.00163.x     Document Type: Article

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