Review paper

Evolutionary origin of the feather epidermis

Volume: 232, Issue: 2, Pages: 256 - 267
Published: Jan 6, 2005
Abstract
The formation of scales and feathers in reptiles and birds has fascinated biologists for decades. How might the developmental processes involved in the evolution of the amniote ectoderm be interpreted to shed light on the evolution of integumental appendages? An Evo-Devo approach to this question is proving essential to understand the observation that there is homology between the transient embryonic layers covering the scale epidermis of...
Paper Details
Title
Evolutionary origin of the feather epidermis
Published Date
Jan 6, 2005
Volume
232
Issue
2
Pages
256 - 267
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