Structural characteristics of the patagium of Ptychozoon kuhli (Reptilia: Gekkonidae) in relation to parachuting locomotion

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 247, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 252-263

  Russell, Anthony P ^a   Dijkstra, Luke D ^a   Lawrence Powell, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Allometry; Gekkonidae; Gliding; Histology; Integument; Parachuting

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY SURFACE; FLYING; HISTOLOGY; LIZARD; LOCOMOTION; MECHANORECEPTOR; SKIN; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; BODY SURFACE AREA; FLIGHT, ANIMAL; LIZARDS; LOCOMOTION; MECHANORECEPTORS; SKIN; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

DRACO VOLANS; GEKKONIDAE; PATAGIUM; PTYCHOZOON; REPTILIA; SQUAMATA;

EID: 0035098489     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1097-4687(200103)247:3<252::AID-JMOR1015>3.0.CO;2-Z     Document Type: Article

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