Evolutionary and developmental aspects of avian-specific traits in limb skeletal pattern

Zoological Science

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 631-644

  Seki, Ryohei ^a,d   Kamiyama, Namiko ^a   Tadokoro, Ayumi ^a   Nomura, Naoki ^a,d   Tsuihiji, Takanobu ^b   Manabe, Makoto ^c   Tamura, Koji ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^c DEPARTMENT OF BOTANY   (Japan)

^d JAPAN SOCIETY FOR THE PROMOTION OF SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

development; evolution; limb; pattern; skeleton

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BIRD; EVOLUTION; FORELIMB; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HINDLIMB; HISTOLOGY; MORPHOGENESIS; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; BIRDS; BODY PATTERNING; FORELIMB; HINDLIMB;

AVES; TETRAPODA; THEROPODA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 84867037816     PISSN: 02890003     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2108/zsj.29.631     Document Type: Review

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