A new organ and sternal morphology in toads (Anura: Bufonidae): Descriptions, taxonomic distribution, and evolution

Herpetologica

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 114-126

  Da Silva, Hélio R ^a,b   Mendelson III, Joseph R ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b INSTITUTO BIOLÓGICO   (Brazil)

^c UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bufonidae; Fat bodies; Morphology; Myology; Osteology; Systematics

Indexed keywords

BUFO;

EID: 0032825569     PISSN: 00180831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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