Chondrocranial morphology of Leptodactylus larvae (Leptodactylidae: Leptodactylinae): Its utility in phylogenetic reconstruction

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 238, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 287-305

  Larson, Peter M ^a   De Sá, Rafael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND   (United States)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Chondrocrania; Larvae; Leptodactylus; Phylogeny; Variation

Indexed keywords

CROSSODACTYLUS; HYLODES; LEPTODACTYLUS LARVAE; PHYSALAEMUS;

EID: 0031732204     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4687(199812)238:3<287::AID-JMOR2>3.0.CO;2-8     Document Type: Article

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