Birds have dinosaur wings: The molecular evidence

Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B: Molecular and Developmental Evolution

Volumn 304, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 86-90

  Vargas, Alexander O ^a   Fallon, John F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIRD; DINOSAUR; EVOLUTION; FORELIMB; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENETICS; HISTOLOGY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; METHODOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; DINOSAURS; EVOLUTION; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; WING;

AVES; DINOSAURIA; GALLUS GALLUS; THEROPODA;

EID: 14844299417     PISSN: 15525007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jez.b.21023     Document Type: Article

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