Structure and function of the hyolingual system in Hynobius and its bearing on the evolution of prey capture in terrestrial salamanders

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 227, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 235-248

  Larsen Jr , John H ^a   Beneski Jr , John T ^b   Miller, Brian T ^c  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0030027133     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4687(199602)227:2<235::AID-JMOR9>3.0.CO;2-7     Document Type: Article

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