Digit ratio in the common toad Bufo bufo: the effects of reduced fingers and of age dependency
Abstract Introduction Despite the growing number of studies describing digit ratio patterns in tetrapods, knowledge concerning certain basic issues is still scarce. In lower vertebrates such as tailless amphibians (Anura), the numbering of individual fingers on the forelimbs and their homology with...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-03-01
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| Series: | Zoological Letters |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s40851-021-00174-y |