Some consequences of transformations in siluriform chondrocrania: A case study of Clarias gariepinus (Burchell, 1822) (Siluriformes: clariidae)

Netherlands Journal of Zoology

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 349-363

  Adriaens, Dominique ^a   Verraes, Walter ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Adaptations; Chondrocranium; Clarias gariepinus; Ontogeny; Siluriformes

Indexed keywords

BARBUS; CLARIAS GARIEPINUS; CLARIIDAE; SILURIFORMES; TELEOSTEI; WEBERIA;

EID: 0001492051     PISSN: 00282960     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156854297x00058     Document Type: Article

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