RECORD: Darwin, C. R. [1863-1871]. 'In embryos of air-breathg vertebrates are there slits on side of neck' CUL-DAR80.B33. Edited by John van Wyhe (The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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Huxley
Man
slits on latter
In embryos of air-breathg vertebrates are there slits on side of neck—? (Yes) the arteries do run in loop-like course as if to supply branchiae on the arches.—
p. 66. Give reference to Huxley's last Book. with woodcut.
G. Breschet. (Annales des Sci Nat 20 series. Zoolog. Tome X p. 99 . says in sternum of man 2 little knobs at upper end, sometimes present, & which are rudiment of an end of ribs, properly belonging to the 7th cervical vertebrae.
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Breschet, G. 1838. Recherches sur les différentes pièces du squelette des animaux vertébrés, encore peu connues, et sur plusieurs vices de conformation des os. Annales des Sciences Naturelles. Zoologie 2d ser. 10: 91-118.
Huxley, Thomas Henry. 1863. Evidence as to man's place in nature. London: Williams and Norgate. PDF
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