Toothlessness in American alligators, Alligator mississippiensis

Copeia

Volumn , Issue 3, 1996, Pages 739-743

  Erickson, Gregory M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLIGATOR; ALLIGATOR MISSISSIPIENSIS; ALLIGATOR MISSISSIPPIENSIS; ALLIGATORINAE;

EID: 0029961927     PISSN: 00458511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1447542     Document Type: Article

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