Theory on the evolutionary history of lamprey metamorphosis: role of reproductive and thyroid axes

Metamorphosis is a developmental strategy used by only a small number of extant fishes and little is known about its phylogenetic development during the evolution history of this large group of vertebrates. The present report provides a putative evolutionary history of metamorphosis in the lamprey,...

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Published in:	Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part B: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Vol. 129; no. 2-3; pp. 337 - 345
Main Authors:	Youson, John H., Sower, Stacia A.
Format:	Book Review Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England Elsevier Inc 01-06-2001
Subjects:	Animals Biological Evolution Brackish Endostyle Evolution Freshwater Gonadotropin-releasing hormone Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone - metabolism Lamprey Lampreys - growth & development Lampreys - physiology Larvacea Marine Metamorphosis Metamorphosis, Biological - physiology Petromyzontiformes Phylogeny Reproduction Reproduction - physiology Thyroid Thyroid Gland - physiology Reproduction Evolution Gonadotropin-releasing hormone Lamprey Endostyle Phylogeny Metamorphosis Thyroid
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