Evolution and development of the synarcual in early vertebrates

Zoomorphology

Volumn 132, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 95-110

  Johanson, Zerina ^a   Trinajstic, Kate ^b,c   Carr, Robert ^d   Ritchie, Alex ^e  

^a DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c WESTERN AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM   (Australia)

^d Department of Health and Human Performance   (United States)

^e AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM   (Australia)

Author keywords

Batoidea; Chondrichthyes; Holocephali; Placodermi; Synarcual; Vertebral column; Vertebral fusion

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874010882     PISSN: 0720213X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00435-012-0169-9     Document Type: Article

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