The Middle Cambrian fossil Pikaia and the evolution of chordate swimming

EvoDevo

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Lacalli, Thurston ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Amphioxus; Basal chordates; Myomere and notochord evolution; Pikaia; Swimming mechanics; Vertebrate muscle fibers; Yunnanozoans

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BRANCHIOSTOMA; BRANCHIOSTOMA LANCEOLATUM; CHORDATA; DANIO RERIO; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 84863604727     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20419139     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2041-9139-3-12     Document Type: Article

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