From conical to spatulate: Intra- and interspecific changes in tooth shape in closely related cichlids (Teleostei; Cichlidae: Eretmodini)

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 267, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 516-525

  Vandervennet, E ^a,c   Wautier, K ^b   Verheyen, E ^a   Huysseune, A ^b  

^a ROYAL BELGIAN INSTITUTE OF NATURAL SCIENCES   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c Vertebrate Department   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cichlidae; Enamel organ; Eretmodini; Odontogenesis; Oral tooth shape

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; AMELOBLAST; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CICHLID; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVOLUTION; HISTOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; TOOTH; TOOTH DEVELOPMENT; TOOTH FLORA;

ADAPTATION, BIOLOGICAL; AMELOBLASTS; ANIMALS; CICHLIDS; ENAMEL ORGAN; EVOLUTION; ODONTOGENESIS; TOOTH;

CICHLIDAE; ERETMODUS; ERETMODUS CYANOSTICTUS; TANGANICODUS; TANGANICODUS IRSACAE; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 33645502397     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: 10974687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmor.10418     Document Type: Article

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