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The origin of the lower fourth molar in canids, inferred by individual variation

BACKGROUND: An increase in tooth number is an exception during mammalian evolution. The acquisition of the lower fourth molar in the bat-eared fox (Otocyon megalotis, Canidae, Carnivora, Mammalia) is one example; however, its developmental origin is not clear. In some canids (Canidae), individual va...

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Autor principal: Asahara, Masakazu
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: PeerJ Inc. 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5103830/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27843722
http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2689