Research Article

Effect of Water Velocity on the Timing of Skeletogenesis in the Arctic Charr, Salvelinus alpinus (Salmoniformes: Teleostei): An Empirical Case of Developmental Plasticity

Figure 5

Formation of the fin rays for the three median fins of Salvelinus alpinus in Treatment S (a) and F (b) between day 20 and 90. Small and large symbols correspond to the presence of the cartilaginous actinotrichia and the ossification of the lepidotrichia, respectively.
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