Understanding of bat wing evolution takes flight

Genes and Development

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 121-124

  Cooper, Kimberly L ^a   Tabin, Clifford J ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAT; BONE STRUCTURE; EVOLUTIONARY DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; FLYING; FOSSIL; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; CHIROPTERA; EVOLUTION; FORELIMB; FOSSILS; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; VARIATION (GENETICS); WING;

EID: 38349054014     PISSN: 08909369     EISSN: 15495477     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/gad.1639108     Document Type: Review

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