Postcranial heterochrony, modularity, integration and disparity in the prenatal ossification in bats (Chiroptera)

Postcranial heterochrony, modularity, integration and disparity in the prenatal ossification in bats (Chiroptera)

Abstract Background Self-powered flight is one of the most energy-intensive types of locomotion found in vertebrates. It is also associated with a range of extreme morpho-physiological adaptations that evolved independently in three different vertebrate groups. Considering that development acts as a...

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Main Authors: Camilo López-Aguirre, Suzanne J. Hand, Daisuke Koyabu, Nguyen Truong Son, Laura A. B. Wilson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-03-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Subjects:
Sequence heterochrony
Postcranial development
Prenatal growth
Modularity
Integration
Ontogeny
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12862-019-1396-1

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