Comparative functional morphology of mandibular forward movement during mastication of two murid rodents, Apodemus speciosus (Murinae) and Clethrionomys rufocanus (Arvicolinae)

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 231, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 131-142

  Satoh, Kazuhiko ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APODEMUS SPECIOSUS; CLETHRIONOMYS RUFOCANUS;

EID: 0031081310     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4687(199702)231:2<131::AID-JMOR2>3.0.CO;2-H     Document Type: Article

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