Cranial Suture Closure Patterns in Sciuridae: Heterochrony and Modularity

Journal of Mammalian Evolution

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 257-268

  Wilson, Laura A B ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Late stage growth; Ontogenetic evolution; Phenotypic modules; Sequence heterochrony; Skull bone; Squirrel

Indexed keywords

EID: 84899459430     PISSN: 10647554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10914-013-9242-5     Document Type: Article

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