Pelvic fins in teleosts: Structure, function and evolution

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 77, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1173-1208

  Yamanoue, Y ^a   Setiamarga, D H E ^b   Matsuura, K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c DEPARTMENT OF BOTANY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Hind limb; Loss; Paired fin; Phylogeny; Reduction

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; EVOLUTION; FIN (ORGAN); FISH; HISTOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ANIMAL FINS; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; FISHES; PHYLOGENY;

EID: 79952200392     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2010.02674.x     Document Type: Article

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