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Turtle–chicken chimera: An experimental approach to understanding evolutionary innovation in the turtle

  1. Hiroshi Nagashima1,2,
  2. Katsuhisa Uchida1,†,
  3. Keiko Yamamoto1,
  4. Shigehiro Kuraku1,
  5. Ryo Usuda1,
  6. Shigeru Kuratani1,*

Article first published online: 3 DEC 2004

DOI: 10.1002/dvdy.20235

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Developmental Dynamics

Developmental Dynamics

Volume 232, Issue 1, pages 149–161, January 2005

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Nagashima, H., Uchida, K., Yamamoto, K., Kuraku, S., Usuda, R. and Kuratani, S. (2005), Turtle–chicken chimera: An experimental approach to understanding evolutionary innovation in the turtle. Dev. Dyn., 232: 149–161. doi: 10.1002/dvdy.20235

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  1. 1

    Laboratory for Evolutionary Morphology, Center for Developmental Biology (CDB), RIKEN Kobe, Kobe, Japan

  2. 2

    Graduate School of Science and Technology, Kobe University, Kobe, Japan

  1. †

    Sado Marine Biological Station, Faculty of Science, Niigata University, 87 Tassha, Sado, Niigata 952-2135, Japan

*Laboratory for Evolutionary Morphology, Center for Developmental Biology (CDB), RIKEN, 2-2-3 Minatojima-minami, Chuo-ku, Kobe, Hyogo 650-0047, Japan

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 16 DEC 2004
  2. Article first published online: 3 DEC 2004
  3. Manuscript Revised: 7 SEP 2004
  4. Manuscript Accepted: 7 SEP 2004
  5. Manuscript Received: 20 JUL 2004

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  • Ministry of Education, Science, and Culture of Japan

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