Phylogenetic analysis of skates, a morphologically conservative Clade of Elasmobranchs (Chondrichthyes: Rajidae)

Copeia

Volumn , Issue 2, 1998, Pages 271-290

  McEachran, John D ^a   Dunn, Katherine A ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARHYNCHOBATINAE; CHONDRICHTHYES; ELASMOBRANCHII; GURGESIELLA; RAJA; RAJIDAE; RAJINAE; RHINOBATOS; TRYGONORRHINA; ZAPTERYX;

EID: 0032080170     PISSN: 00458511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1447424     Document Type: Article

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