Does developmental strategy drive limb integration in marsupials and monotremes?

Mammalian Biology

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 79-83

  Verity Bennett, C ^a,b   Goswami, Anjali ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Development; Function; Integration; Locomotion; Mammalia

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; LOCOMOTION; MARSUPIAL;

MAMMALIA; METATHERIA; MONOTREMATA;

EID: 78650225448     PISSN: 16165047     EISSN: 16181476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mambio.2010.01.004     Document Type: Article

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