Patterns of cuadal-autotomy evolution in lizards

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 240, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 201-220

  Zani, Peter A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOTOMY; CAUDAL AUTOTOMY; EVOLUTION; LIZARD;

EID: 0029659621     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1996.tb05280.x     Document Type: Article

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