A survey of prepollex and prehallux variation in anuran limbs

Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 131, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 227-248

  Fabrezi, Marissa ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SALTA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Homology; Limb development; Limb plan

Indexed keywords

ANURA;

EID: 0035530049     PISSN: 00244082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/zjls.2000.0234     Document Type: Article

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