Interstitial cell cycle of Ameiva ameiva (Sauria, Teiidae) in the Cerrado region of Central Brazil

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 233, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 99-104

  Colli, Guarino R ^a   Pinho, Alan A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMEIVA AMEIVA;

EID: 0030849154     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4687(199708)233:2<99::AID-JMOR1>3.0.CO;2-J     Document Type: Article

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