Bystrow's Paradox - gills, fossils, and the fish-to-tetrapod transition

Acta Zoologica

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 251-265

  Schoch, Rainer R ^a   Witzmann, Florian ^b  

^a STAATLICHES MUSEUM FÜR NATURKUNDE   (Germany)

^b LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTION AND BIODIVERSITY SCIENCE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Branchial arteries; Breathing; Early tetrapods; External gills; Internal gills

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANATOMY; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; FISH; FOSSIL RECORD; HOMOLOGY; OSTEOLOGY; PALEOZOIC; RESPIRATION; TAXONOMY;

AMPHIBIA; SALAMANDROIDEA; TETRAPODA;

EID: 79958749900     PISSN: 00017272     EISSN: 14636395     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-6395.2010.00456.x     Document Type: Article

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