Dispelling dog dogma: An investigation of heterochrony in dogs using 3D geometric morphometric analysis of skull shape

Evolution and Development

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 204-213

  Drake, Abby Grace ^a  

^a Department of Biology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CANID; DOMESTIC SPECIES; GENETIC VARIATION; HETEROCHRONY (ONTOGENY); MORPHOMETRY; PHYLOGENETICS; SKULL;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CANIDAE; CLASSIFICATION; DOG; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; MALE; PEDIGREE; SKULL; WOLF;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; CANIDAE; DOGS; FEMALE; MALE; PEDIGREE; SKULL; WOLVES;

CANIDAE; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 79952716462     PISSN: 1520541X     EISSN: 1525142X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-142X.2011.00470.x     Document Type: Article

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