Application of fitted polynomial functions to modeling contours derived from mammalian mandibular and dental morphology

American Midland Naturalist

Volumn 136, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 367-384

  Cifelli, Richard L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ARTIBEUS JAMAICENSIS; GLOSSOPHAGA SORICINA; MAMMALIA; METATHERIA; PHYLLOSTOMIDAE;

EID: 0030445317     PISSN: 00030031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2426741     Document Type: Article

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