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Regionalization of the axial skeleton in the ‘ambush predator’ guild – are there developmental rules underlying body shape evolution in ray-finned fishes?

BACKGROUND: A long, slender body plan characterized by an elongate antorbital region and posterior displacement of the unpaired fins has evolved multiple times within ray-finned fishes, and is associated with ambush predation. The axial skeleton of ray-finned fishes is divided into abdominal and cau...

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Autores principales: Maxwell, Erin E, Wilson, Laura AB
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3867419/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24314064
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2148-13-265