The biology of Latimeria chalumnae and evolution of coelacanths
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The biology of Latimeria chalumnae and evolution of coelacanths
The biology of Latimeria chalumnae and evolution of coelacanths Editors: JOHN A. MUSICK, MICHAEL N. BRUTON & EUGENE K. BALON
Reprinted from Environmental biology offishes 32 (1-4), 1991 with addition of species and subject index
Springer-Science+Business Media, B.V.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data The biology of Latimeria chalumnae and evolution of coelacanthsl editors, John A. Musick, Michael N. Bruton & Eugene K. Balon. p. cm. - (Developments in environmental biology of fishes: 12) Reprinted from Environmental biology of fishes 32 (1-4), 1991. lncludes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN 978-0-7923-1289-5
ISBN 978-94-011-3194-0 (eBook)
DOI 10.1007/978-94-011-3194-0
1. Coelacanth. 2. Coelacanth-Evolution. r. Musick, John A. II. Bruton, M. N. (Michael N.) III. Balon, Eugene K. IV. Series. QL638.L26BS61991 597' .46--dc20 91-14259
ISBN 978-0-7923-1289-5
Cover design by using the posterior part of a drawing (p. 7) by Sarah Landry
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Contents Prelude: the mystery of a persistent life form, by E.K. Balon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Introduction: the recent chronology and contributions, by J.A. Musick, M.N. Bruton & E.K. Balon Systematics and evolution Patterns, trends, and rates of evolution within the Actinistia, by R. Cloutier ................... Diversity of extinct and living actinistian fishes (Sarcopterygii), by R. Cloutier & P.L. Forey ..... Latimeria chalumnae and its pedigree, by P.L. Forey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A phylogenetic analysis of the 18S ribosomal RNA sequence of the coelacanth Latimeria chalumnae, by D.w. Stock, K.D. Moberg, L.R. Maxson & G.S. Whitt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The relationships of the coelacanth Latimeria chalumnae: evidence from sequences of vertebrate 28S ribosomal RNA genes, by D.M. Hillis, M.T Dixon & L.K. Ammerman... . .. . . .. ... . ... .. . . Central nervous system myelin proteins of the coelacanth Latimeria chalumnae: phylogenetic implications, by TV. Waehneldt, J. Malotka, G. Jeserich & J.-M. Matthieu ........................ Morphology and physiology Innervation of the basicranial muscle of Latimeria chalumnae, by W.E. Bemis & R.G. Northcutt Computed Tomography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging studies of Latimeria chalumnae, by H.-P. Schultze & R. Cloutier .......................................................... CT scan reconstruction of the palate region of Latimeria chalumnae, by H.-P. Schultze .......... Enzymes of the coelacanth La
