Developmental morphological diversity in caecilian
amphibians: systematic and evolutionary implications
Müller, H.
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Developmental morphological diversity in caecilian
amphibians: systematic and evolutionary implications
Cover illustration: Embryo of Ichthyophis cf. kohtaoensis cleared and stained for bone (red) and cartilage (blue).
Cover design: Maedium, Utrecht Lay out: Hendrik Müller isbn 978 90 8728 027 7 nur 922
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DEVELOPMENTAL MORPHOLOGICAL DIVERSITY
IN CAECILIAN AMPHIBIANS: SYSTEMATIC AND
EVOLUTIONARY IMPLICATIONS
PROEFSCHRIFT ter verkrijging van
de graad van Doctor aan de Universiteit Leiden, op gezag van Rector Magnificus prof. mr. P.F. van der Heijden,
volgens besluit van het College voor Promoties te verdedigen op donderdag 8. november 2007
klokke 10.00 uur door Hendrik Müller geboren te Berlin (Duitsland)
in 1975
PROMOTIECOMMISSIE Promotor
Prof. Dr. M.K. Richardson Co-promotor
Dr. M. Wilkinson (The Natural History Museum, UK) Dr. D.J. Gower (The Natural History Museum, UK) Referent
Prof. Dr. R.A. Nussbaum (University of Michigan, USA) Overige leden
Prof. Dr. P.J.J. Hooykaas Prof. Dr. A.J. Durston Prof. Dr. E. Gittenberger
Contents
Summary and Nederlandse samenvatting 7
Chapter 1 Introduction 13
Chapter 2
Ontogeny of the skull, lower jaw and hyobranchial skeleton of Hypogeophis rostratus (Amphibia:
Gymnophiona: Caeciliidae) revisited.
Journal of Morphology 267: 968-986 39
Chapter 3
Morphology of larval caecilian amphibians (Amphibia:
Gymnophiona):implications for caecilian evolution,
To be submitted to Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 85
Chapter 4
Heterochrony, ontogenetic repatterning, and the evolution of direct development in caecilian amphibians.
To be submitted to Evolution and Development. 177
Chapter 5
A novel form of parental investment by skin feeding in a caecilian amphibian.
Nature 440: 926–929 205
Chapter 6
Morphology and function of the head in foetal and juvenile Scolecomorphus kirkii (Amphibia: Gymnophiona:
Scolecomorphidae).
To be submitted to Journal of Anatomy. 219 Chapter 7 Synopsis 243
Acknowledgements / dankwoord 259
Curriculum Vitae 260
Publications 262
