Heritability and genetic correlation of abdominal versus caudal vertebral number in the medaka (Actinopterygii: Adrianichthyidae): genetic constraints on evolution of axial patterning?

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 96, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 867-874

  Yamahira, Kazunori ^a   Nishida, Takeshi ^a   Arakawa, Aisaku ^a   Iwaisaki, Hiroaki ^a  

^a NIIGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Beloniformes; Developmental module; Oryzias latipes; Vertebra

Indexed keywords

DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; EVOLUTION; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; GENETIC VARIATION; HERITABILITY; MORPHOLOGY;

ACTINOPTERYGII; ADRIANICHTHYIDAE; BELONIFORMES; ORYZIAS; ORYZIAS LATIPES; ORYZIINAE;

EID: 63849318089     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: 10958312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2008.01181.x     Document Type: Article

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