Cornified scales of reptiles increased their capacity to live in terrestrial environments. The stratum corneum is very thin, with little keratin. Skin is used for gas exchange. Thick keratin layer ...

Most vertebrate skin appendages—hair, feathers, and scales—develop in a pattern dictated by the interaction of functionally ... About a decade ago, Milinkovitch noticed that the scales on the ...

The paper, by N. Di-Poï at University of Geneva in Geneva, Switzerland, and colleagues was titled, "The anatomical placode in reptile scale morphogenesis indicates shared ancestry among skin ...

Reptiles are fascinating creatures ... blue, and yellow scales, often with additional spots or stripes. These patterns are ...

Cornified scales of reptiles increased their capacity to live in terrestrial environments. The stratum corneum is very thin, with little keratin. Skin is used for gas exchange. Thick keratin layer ...