The remarkable anatomy of the giraffe's neck

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 247, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 257-268

  Solounias, N ^a  

^a NEW YORK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Giraffe; Neck anatomy; Okapi; Vertebral homology

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033033240     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952836999002137     Document Type: Article

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