Researchers find scales on crocodile heads are formed from cracks not genetically defined
Friday, November 30, 2012 - 10:12
in Biology & Nature
(Phys.org)—A research team made up of members from Switzerland, France and Belgium has discovered that the scales on the heads of crocodiles are not arranged due to genetics but come about because of cracking in the skin while the skull is still developing. They describe their research and findings in their paper published in the journal Science.