The humerus of Cryptotis colombiana and its bearing on the species' phylogenetic relationships (Soricomorpha: Soricidae)

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 832-839

  Woodman, Neal ^a   Cuartas Calle, Carlos A ^b   Delgado V , Carlos A ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE ANTIOQUIA   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Cryptotis; Insectivora; Morphology; Osteology

Indexed keywords

OSTEOLOGY;

CRYPTOTIS; CRYPTOTIS COLOMBIANA; CRYPTOTIS MEDELLINIA; CRYPTOTIS NIGRESCENS; CRYPTOTIS THOMASI; INSECTIVORA; SORICIDAE; SORICOMORPHA;

EID: 0141457813     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/BME-007     Document Type: Review

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