Comparative anatomy, homologies and evolution of the pectoral and forelimb musculature of tetrapods with special attention to extant limbed amphibians and reptiles

Journal of Anatomy

Volumn 217, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 536-573

  Abdala, Virginia ^a   Diogo, Rui ^b  

^a FUNDACIÓN MIGUEL LILLO   (Argentina)

^b THE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphibians; Anatomy; Evolution; Homologies; Pectoral and forelimb muscles; Reptiles; Tetrapods

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; ARM MUSCLE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMPARATIVE ANATOMY; DELTOID MUSCLE; EVOLUTIONARY HOMOLOGY; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; FORELIMB; HAND MUSCLE; LATISSIMUS DORSI MUSCLE; NONHUMAN; PECTORAL MUSCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIUS; REPTILE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TRICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; ULNA;

AMPHIBIANS; ANATOMY, COMPARATIVE; ANIMALS; FORELIMB; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; REPTILES; VERTEBRATES;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; AVES; MAMMALIA; PHYLLOMEDUSA; REPTILIA; TETRAPODA;

EID: 78649402496     PISSN: 00218782     EISSN: 14697580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7580.2010.01278.x     Document Type: Article

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