Parallelism and convergence in anuran fangs

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 260, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 41-51

  Fabrezi, Marissa ^a   Emerson, Sharon B ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SALTA   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Anura; Convergence; Evolution; Odontoid; Parallelism

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; CONVERGENT EVOLUTION; FEEDING MECHANISM; PARALLEL EVOLUTION;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; GASTROTHECA; GASTROTHECA GUENTHERI; HEMIPHRACTUS; HYLIDAE; LEPTODACTYLIDAE; RANIDAE;

EID: 0038274037     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0952836903003479     Document Type: Article

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