Molecular mechanisms underlying the exceptional adaptations of batoid fins

Published online before print on 07. December 2015 Molecular mechanisms underlying the exceptional adaptations of batoid fins Tetsuya Nakamura, Jeff Klomp, Joyce Pieretti, Igor Schneider, Andrew R. Gehrke, Neil H. Shubin ABSTRACT: Extreme novelties in the shape and size of paired fins are exemplified by extinct and extant cartilaginous and bony fishes. Pectoral fins of