Survey of the variation in alar and malar thorns in skates: Phylogenetic implications (Chondrichthyes: Rajoidei)

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 228, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 165-178

  McEachran, John D ^a   Konstantinou, Hera ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0012600614     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4687(199605)228:2<165::AID-JMOR5>3.0.CO;2-4     Document Type: Review

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