Aquatic adaptations in Desmostylians

Historical Biology

Volumn 14, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 97-113

  Inuzuka, Norihisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Amphibious adaptation; Aquatic adaptation; Comparative osteology; Desmostylia; Desmostylus; Functional morphology; Methodology

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; EVOLUTION; MORPHOLOGY;

ANIMALIA; ARTIODACTYLA; CARNIVORA; DESMOSTYLIA; MAMMALIA; MUSTELIDAE; RODENTIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0034119627     PISSN: 08912963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10292380009380558     Document Type: Article

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