Arm joint articulations in the ophiuran brittlestars (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea): A morphometric analysis of ontogenetic, serial, and interspecific variation

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 240, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 245-275

  Leclair, Elizabeth E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0029797806     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1996.tb05283.x     Document Type: Article

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