On caudal prehensility and phylogenetic constraint in lizards: The influence of ancestral anatomy on function in Corucia and Furcifer

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 239, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 143-155

  Zippel, Kevin C ^a,b   Glor, Richard E ^a   Bertram, John E A ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b Wildlife Conservation Soc/Bronx Zoo ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Lizard; Prehensile tail; Prehensility; Reptile

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033041878     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4687(199902)239:2<143::AID-JMOR3>3.0.CO;2-O     Document Type: Article

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