Neurocranial development of the coelacanth and the evolution of the sarcopterygian head
- Submitting institution
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The University of Hull
- Unit of assessment
- 12 - Engineering
- Output identifier
- 1811938
- Type
- D - Journal article
- DOI
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10.1038/s41586-019-1117-3
- Title of journal
- Nature
- Article number
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- First page
- 556
- Volume
- 569
- Issue
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- ISSN
- 0028-0836
- Open access status
- Compliant
- Month of publication
- April
- Year of publication
- 2019
- URL
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- Supplementary information
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- Output has been delayed by COVID-19
- No
- COVID-19 affected output statement
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- Forensic science
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- Criminology
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- Interdisciplinary
- No
- Number of additional authors
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9
- Research group(s)
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- Proposed double-weighted
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- Reserve for an output with double weighting
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- Additional information
- The coelacanth is one of the world's oldest types of fish which, until relatively recently, was thought to have been extinct for 70 million years. It is fundamental to our understanding of evolution as it is closely related to four-limbed vertebrates (including amphibians, mammals and reptiles). This BBSRC study reveals important new insights into the growth and development of the skull and brain of the coelacanth and hence of its vertebrate descendants. The paper was reported by 15 news outlets worldwide, and is in the top 5% of all research outputs ever tracked by Altmetric (https://www.altmetric.com/details/59155565).
- Author contribution statement
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- Non-English
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- English abstract
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