Evolution of the turtle bauplan: The topological relationship of the scapula relative to the ribcage

Biology Letters

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1028-1031

  Lyson, Tyler R ^a   Joyce, Walter G ^a,b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Evolution and development; Evolutionary novelty; Odontochelys semitestacea; Turtle shell

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; FOSSIL RECORD; NEONATE; PHYLOGENETICS; POULTRY; RODENT; SHELL; TOPOLOGY; TURTLE;

EID: 84868683636     PISSN: 17449561     EISSN: 1744957X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2012.0462     Document Type: Article

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