Noninvasive imaging of the gastrointestinal tract of snakes: A comparison of normal anatomy, radiography, magnetic resonance imaging, and ultrasonography

Zoology

Volumn 101, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 210-223

  Starck, J M ^a   Burann, A K ^a  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Plasticity; Python molurus bivittatus; Repeatability; Reversibility; Structural flexibility

Indexed keywords

EID: 0040348585     PISSN: 09442006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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