Homeotic Evolution in the Mammalia: Diversification of Therian Axial Seriation and the Morphogenetic Basis of Human Origins

Aaron G. Filler

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0001019

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Homeotic Evolution in the Mammalia: Diversification of Therian Axial Seriation and the Morphogenetic Basis of Human Origins

Aaron G. Filler

*To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: afiller@earthlink.net

Affiliations Department of Anthropology, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America, Department of Neurosurgery, Institute for Spinal Disorders, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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Homeotic Evolution in the Mammalia: Diversification of Therian Axial Seriation and the Morphogenetic Basis of Human Origins

Aaron G. Filler

Published: October 10, 2007
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0001019

About the Authors

Aaron G. Filler

*To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: afiller@earthlink.net

Affiliations Department of Anthropology, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America, Department of Neurosurgery, Institute for Spinal Disorders, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, United States of America

Competing Interests

The author has declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: AF. Performed the experiments: AF. Analyzed the data: AF. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: AF. Wrote the paper: AF.

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