Intermembral homologies : the correspondence of the anterior and posterior limbs of vertebrates / by Burt G. Wilder.

  • Wilder, Burt G. (Burt Green), 1841-1925.
Date:
1871
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    INTERMEMBRAL HOMOLOGIES. INTRODUCTION. , The general correspondence of the limbs with each other was re- cognized by the ancients. The first detailed comparison was made by Vicq d’Azyr, in 1774. Since then the subject has received atten- tion from nearly all anatomists, and there have come to my notice about seventy-five works wherein it is discussed. Of these about one half have appeared since 1860, and the number and eminence of their authors give reason for expecting much work to be done in coming years upon intermembral homologies. Yet so radical is the present diffbrence of opinion among the more earnest workers, and so many and profound are the problems involved, that there is little hope of have announced my intention to devote myself chiefly to its investi- gation, in the hope of deciding one great question in homologies ; but 1 had also resolved to publish no more upon the subject until I could begin the publication of a series of monographs treatimr in full nf iRo its final settlement within the present century. For several years I have lost no opportunity of collecting material upon the subject, and ..........iuu. luuicmuig ino work, the last the . list at tlie close of this paper, the 2>ciffc, and the middle one, when it occurs, the volume.