Body plan of turtles: An anatomical, developmental and evolutionary perspective

Anatomical Science International

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-13

  Nagashima, Hiroshi ^a,b   Kuraku, Shigehiro ^a,c   Uchida, Katsuhisa ^a,d   Kawashima Ohya, Yoshie ^a,e   Narita, Yuichi ^a,f   Kuratani, Shigeru ^a  

^a RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research   (Japan)

^b NIIGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MIYAZAKI   (Japan)

^e YOKOHAMA COLLEGE OF PHARMACY   (Japan)

^f NAGOYA BUNRI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Development; Evolution; Ribs; Shell; Turtle

Indexed keywords

ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ANIMAL SHELL; BODY COMPOSITION; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; ENCAPSULATION; EVOLUTIONARY DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; FOSSIL ANIMAL; GENE EXPRESSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCAPULA; THORAX; TURTLE;

ANIMAL SHELLS; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; BODY PATTERNING; CHICK EMBRYO; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; TURTLES;

EID: 84857652099     PISSN: 14476959     EISSN: 1447073X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12565-011-0121-y     Document Type: Review

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