P0TTH0FF and KELLFY: OSTEOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT IN SWORDFISH 



William J. Richards, and Joseph L. Russo for 

 their critical comments on the manuscript. We 

 thank Joaquin Javech for the fine illustrations. 

 Our thanks also go to the persons who supplied us 

 with specimens: Steven Berkeley, Edward D. 

 Houde, G. David Johnson, Mark M. Leiby, 

 William J. Richards, and Donald P. de Sylva. We 

 thank Steven Loher for taking osteological ob- 

 servations and Kelly Clark for clearing and 

 staining. We thank Phyllis Fisher for typing the 

 manuscript. 



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