Allometry and morphological integration in the skull of Tupinambis merianae (Lacertilia: Teiidae)

Amphibia Reptilia

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 397-405

  Monteiro, Leandro R ^a   Abe, Augusto S ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; LACERTILIA; SQUAMATA; TEIIDAE; TUPINAMBIS MERIANAE;

EID: 0009573068     PISSN: 01735373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853897X00440     Document Type: Article

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