Muscle development in the shark Scyliorhinus canicula: implications for the evolution of the gnathostome head and paired appendage musculature

Muscle development in the shark Scyliorhinus canicula: implications for the evolution of the gnathostome head and paired appendage musculature

Abstract Background The origin of jawed vertebrates was marked by profound reconfigurations of the skeleton and muscles of the head and by the acquisition of two sets of paired appendages. Extant cartilaginous fish retained numerous plesiomorphic characters of jawed vertebrates, which include severa...

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Main Authors: Janine M. Ziermann, Renata Freitas, Rui Diogo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Zoology
Subjects:
Muscles
Cranial
Cucullaris
Head
Pectoral
Pelvic
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12983-017-0216-y

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