Comparative developmental osteology of the seahorse skeleton reveals heterochrony amongst Hippocampus sp. and progressive caudal fin loss

BACKGROUND: Seahorses are well known for their highly derived head shape, prehensile tail and armoured body. They belong to the family of teleosts known as Syngnathidae, which also includes the pipefishes, pipehorses and seadragons. Very few studies have investigated the development of the skeleton...

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Autores principales: Franz-Odendaal, Tamara Anne, Adriaens, Dominique
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
Materias:
Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4407769/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25908960
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/2041-9139-5-45

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4407769/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25908960
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/2041-9139-5-45

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