Leis' conundrum: Homology of the clavus of the ocean sunfishes. 2. Ontogeny of the median fins and axial skeleton of Ranzania laevis (Teleostei, Tetraodontiformes, Molidae)

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 266, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 11-21

  Johnson, G David ^a   Britz, Ralf ^a,b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Axial skeleton; Clavus; Homology; Median fins; Molidae; Ontogeny; Pterygiophores

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BONE; CARTILAGE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; LIMB; MORPHOGENESIS; NOTOCHORD; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETON; SPINE; TETRAODONTIFORMES;

ANIMALS; BONE AND BONES; CARTILAGE; EXTREMITIES; MORPHOGENESIS; NOTOCHORD; SKELETON; SPINE; TETRAODONTIFORMES;

CHORDA; CLAVUS; LEIS; MOLIDAE; RANZANIA LAEVIS; TELEOSTEI; TETRAODONTIDAE; TETRAODONTIFORMES;

EID: 27744500464     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmor.10242     Document Type: Article

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