Preliminary reconstructions of nasal chemosensory evolution in Squamata

Amphibia Reptilia

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 395-415

  Cooper Jr , William E ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY FORT WAYNE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGUIMORPHA; AUTARCHOGLOSSA; GEKKOTA; IGUANIA; LACERTOIDEA; REPTILIA; SCINCOIDEA; SERPENTES; SQUAMATA; VARANIDAE;

EID: 0001589303     PISSN: 01735373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853896X00117     Document Type: Article

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