Ontogenetic variation in skull shape of thrichomys apereoides (Rodentia: Echimyidae)

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 102-111

  Monteiro, Leandro R ^a   Lessa, Leonardo G ^b   Abe, Augusto S ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b Pont Univ Catol de MG   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Geometric morphometrics; Morphological integration; Multivariate regression; Ontogeny; Skull; Thrichomys

Indexed keywords

ECHIMYIDAE; RODENTIA; THRICHOMYS; THRICHOMYS APEREOIDES;

EID: 0000786098     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1383212     Document Type: Article

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