Development of the Pectoral Lobed Fin in the Australian Lungfish Neoceratodus forsteri

The evolutionary transition from paired fins to limbs involved the establishment of a set of limb muscles as an evolutionary novelty. In parallel, there was a change in the topography of the spinal nerves innervating appendicular muscles, so that distinct plexuses were formed at the bases of limbs....

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Main Authors: Tatsuya Hirasawa, Camila Cupello, Paulo M. Brito, Yoshitaka Yabumoto, Sumio Isogai, Masato Hoshino, Kentaro Uesugi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fevo.2021.679633/full