Osteology of paedocypris, a miniature and highly developmentally truncated fish (Teleostei: Ostariophysi: Cyprinidae)

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 270, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 389-412

  Britz, R ^a   Conway, K W ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^b SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cyprinidae; Miniaturization; Morphological novelty; Paedocypris; Paedomorphosis; Progenesis; Zebrafish

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL ANATOMY; ARTICLE; BONE; BRANCHIAL ARCH; CYPRINIFORMES; FISH; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; HYOID BONE; SKULL; SPINE;

ANIMAL STRUCTURES; ANIMALS; BONE AND BONES; BRANCHIAL REGION; CYPRINIDAE; FISHES; HYOID BONE; SKULL; SPINE;

CYPRINIDAE; CYPRINIFORMES; DANIO RERIO; OSTARIOPHYSI; PISCES; SCHINDLERIA; TELEOSTEI; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 64749092847     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: 10974687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmor.10698     Document Type: Article

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