The development and function of the atlanto-axial joint in albanerpetontid amphibians

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 116-122

  McGowan, Gerard J ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

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DOI: 10.2307/1565490     Document Type: Article

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