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T1  - The integumental appendages of the turtle shell: An evo-devo perspective 
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UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10138/223804 
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A1  - Moustakas-Verho, Jacqueline; Cherepanov, Gennadii 
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Y1  - 2015 
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AB  - The turtle shell is composed of dorsal armor (carapace) and ventral armor (plastron) covered by a keratinized epithelium. There are two epithelial appendages of the turtle shell: scutes (large epidermal shields separated by furrows and forming a unique mosaic) and tubercles (numerous small epidermal bumps located on the carapaces of some species). In our perspective, we take a synthetic, comparative approach to consider the homology and evolution of these integumental appendages. Scutes have bee... 
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KW  - 1181 Ecology, evolutionary biology; TURTLES; Scute; HOMOLOGY; SCALE; Variation; SHELL; MATHEMATICAL-MODEL; 1184 Genetics, developmental biology, physiology; DEVELOPMENTAL EVOLUTION; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; DEVELOPMENTAL EXPRESSION 
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