Skeletal ontogeny and feeding mechanisms in conodonts

Lethaia

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 1994, Pages 129-138

  PURNELL, MARK A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRY; CONODONT; FEEDING MECHANISM; ONTOGENY; SKELETAL APPARATUS;

EID: 0028554919     PISSN: 00241164     EISSN: 15023931     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1502-3931.1994.tb01567.x     Document Type: Article

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