Ontogeny of the skull of the Australian lungfish Neoceratodus forsteri (Osteichthyes: Dipnoi)

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 248, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 97-137

  Kemp, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australian lungfish; Dermatocranium; Neoceratodus forsteri; Neurocranium; Ontogeny

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033136075     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952836999005117     Document Type: Article

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