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Title: | Vertebral shape and body elongation in Triturus newts |
Authors: | Urošević, Aleksandar Slijepčević, Maja Arntzen, Jan Ivanović, Ana |
Keywords: | Independent contrasts;Morphological evolution;Trunk vertebrae;Urodela;Vertebral column |
Issue Date: | 1-Oct-2016 |
Project: | Diversity of the amphibians and reptiles on the Balkan Peninsula: evolutionary and conservation aspects NL-TAF 3082 NL-TAF 3926 Naturalis Temminck Fellowship |
Journal: | Zoology |
Abstract: | © 2016 Elsevier GmbH Body elongation in vertebrates is often related to a lengthening of the vertebrae and an increase in their number. Changes in the number and shape of vertebrae are not necessarily linked. In tailed amphibians, a change in body shape is mostly associated with an increase in the number of trunk and tail vertebrae. Body elongation without a numerical change of vertebrae is rare. ... |
URI: | https://biore.bio.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/2046 |
ISSN: | 0944-2006 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.zool.2016.05.003 |
Appears in Collections: | Journal Article |
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