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Pectoral Dimorphism Is a Pervasive Feature of Skate Diversity and Offers Insight into their Evolution

Mature skates (Batoidea: Rajoidei) display a unique form of sexual dimorphism in which males develop a concave anterior pectoral fin, giving them a bell-shaped appearance. Recent work has linked the male-specific transformation to differential skeletal development that is coincident with the rapid e...

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Autores principales: Martinez, C M, Kao, B H, Sparks, J S, Wainwright, P C
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7671108/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33791527
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/iob/obz012

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