Morphological analysis of the pharyngeal jaws in two populations of Lebias fasciata Valenciennes, 1821 (Teleostei: Cyprinodontidae)

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 241, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 107-114

  Tigano, C ^a   Ferrito, V ^a   Nicosia, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Lebias fasciata; Morphology; Pharyngeal jaws

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; APHANIUS FASCIATUS; CYPRINODONTIDAE; CYPRINODONTIFORMES; LEBIAS; LEBIAS FASCIATA; TELEOSTEI; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0033178324     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4687(199908)241:2<107::AID-JMOR1>3.0.CO;2-0     Document Type: Article

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