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Reptilian Echocardiography: Insights into Ontogeny and Phylogeny?
Author(s) -
Sklansky Mark S.,
Levy Denis J.,
Elias William T.,
Morris Patrick,
Grossfeld Paul D.,
Kashani Iraj A.,
Shaughnessy Robin D.,
Rothman Abraham
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
echocardiography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.404
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1540-8175
pISSN - 0742-2822
DOI - 10.1046/j.1540-8175.2001.00531.x
Subject(s) - ontogeny , phylogenetics , biology , python (programming language) , evolutionary biology , zoology , computer science , gene , genetics , operating system
We describe the echocardiographic findings in a large reptile‐the carpet python. If ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny, the study of reptilian hearts may provide insights into human cardiac development. In addition, the reptilian heart has unique structural and physiological adaptations that may broaden our perspective on evolutionary cardiac adaptation.