Embryonic development of the skeleton of Amphisbaena darwini heterozonata (Squamata: Amphisbaenidae)

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 239, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-25

  Montero, Ricardo ^a   Gans, Carl ^b   Lions, Maria Luisa ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE TUCUMÁN   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL NORDESTE   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Amphisbaena darwini; Amphisbaenia; Amphisbaenidae; Chondrocranium; Development table; Embryonic development; Ossification sequence; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032895212     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4687(199901)239:1<1::AID-JMOR1>3.0.CO;2-A     Document Type: Article

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