Browsing Faculty of Arts and Sciences by Keyword "axolotl"
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Convergent evolutionary reduction of atrial septation in lungless salamanders
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2016)Nearly two thirds of the approximately 700 species of living salamanders are lungless. These species respire entirely through the skin and buccopharyngeal mucosa. Lung loss dramatically impacts the configuration of the ... -
Homology of the cranial vault in birds: new insights based on embryonic fate-mapping and character analysis
(The Royal Society, 2016)Bones of the cranial vault appear to be highly conserved among tetrapod vertebrates. Moreover, bones identified with the same name are assumed to be evolutionarily homologous. However, recent developmental studies reveal ...