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The biology of Latimeria chalumnae and evolution of coelacanths

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  • © 1991

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Editors:
  1. John A. Musick
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  2. Michael N. Bruton
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  3. Eugene K. Balon
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Part of the book series: Developments in Environmental Biology of Fishes (DEBF, volume 12)

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Table of contents (27 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages 1-8
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  2. Prelude: the mystery of a persistent life form

    1. Prelude: the mystery of a persistent life form

      • E. K. Balon
      Pages 9-14

  3. Introduction: the recent chronology and contributions

    1. Introduction: the recent chronology and contributions

      • J. A. Musick, M. N. Bruton, E. K. Balon
      Pages 15-20

  4. Systematics and evolution

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 21-22
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    2. Patterns, trends, and rates of evolution within the Actinistia

      • Richard Cloutier
      Pages 23-58

    3. Diversity of Extinct and Living Actinistian Fishes (Sarcopterygii)

      • Richard Cloutier, Peter L. Forey
      Pages 59-74

    4. Latimeria chalumnae and its pedigree

      • Peter L. Forey
      Pages 75-98

    5. A phylogenetic analysis of the 18S ribosomal RNA sequence of the coelacanth Latimeria chalumnae

      • David W. Stock, Kirk D. Moberg, Linda R. Maxson, Gregory S. Whitt
      Pages 99-118

    6. The relationships of the coelacanth Latimeria chalumnae: evidence from sequences of vertebrate 28S ribosomal RNA genes

      • David M. Hillis, Michael T. Dixon, Loren K. Ammerman
      Pages 119-130

    7. Central nervous system myelin proteins of the coelacanth Latimeria chalumnae: phylogenetic implications

      • Thomas V. Waehneldt, Joachim Malotka, Gunnar Jeserich, Jean-Marie Matthieu
      Pages 131-143
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...this book may well rank as the most important contribution to coelacanth biology ever published.
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' By delivering this message as its bottom line, this book may well rank as the most important contribution to coelacanth biology ever published. ' Copeia 3 1992

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