The role of two jaw ligaments in the evolution of passerines

Zoology

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 24-33

  Nuijens, F W ^a   Bout, R G ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cranial kinesis; Finches; Ligament; Meniscus; Passeriformes

Indexed keywords

EID: 0040707251     PISSN: 09442006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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