The digits of the wing of birds are 1, 2, and 3. A review

Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B: Molecular and Developmental Evolution

Volumn 304, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 206-219

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIRD; DINOSAUR; EVOLUTION; FORELIMB; HISTOLOGY; METABOLISM; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; DINOSAURS; EVOLUTION; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; WING;

AVES; DINOSAURIA; THEROPODA;

EID: 21244456142     PISSN: 15525007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jez.b.21051     Document Type: Review

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