Role of development in the evolution of the scapula of the giant sthenurine kangaroos (Macropodidae: Sthenurinae)

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 265, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 226-236

  Sears, Karen E ^a,b  

^a Children's Hospital Colorado   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Heterochrony; Macropodidae; Ontogeny; Pedomorphosis; Scapula; Sthenurinae

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; HISTOLOGY; MARSUPIAL; PHYLOGENY; SCAPULA;

ANIMALS; MACROPODIDAE; PHYLOGENY; SCAPULA;

MACROPODIDAE;

EID: 24944545277     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmor.10353     Document Type: Article

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