Soft anatomy, diffuse homoplasy, and the relationships of lizards and snakes

Zoologica Scripta

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 101-130

  Lee, Michael S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

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ANATOMY; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE ANATOMY; LIZARD; PHYLOGENY; SNAKE;

EID: 0034174353     PISSN: 03003256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1463-6409.2000.00035.x     Document Type: Article

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