Morphological correlates of the secondarily symmetrical pes of gekkotan lizards

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 241, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 767-790

  Russell, A P ^a   Bauer, A M ^b   Laroiya, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEKKONIDAE; SQUAMATA;

EID: 0031002322     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1997.tb05747.x     Document Type: Article

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