Carpal ontogeny in Dasyurus viverrinus and notes on carpal evolution in the Dasyuromorphia among the Marsupialia

Mammalian Biology

Volumn 68, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 329-340

  Sanchez Villagra M R ^a   Döttling, Manuela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Carpalia; Dromiciops; Marsupialia; Ontogeny; Phylogeny

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTION;

DASYUROMORPHIA; DASYURUS; DASYURUS VIVERRINUS; DROMICIOPS; DROMICIOPS GLIROIDES; LANIARIUS; METATHERIA; SARCOPHILUS HARRISII; SARCOPHILUS LANIARIUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0344515414     PISSN: 16165047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/1616-5047-00102     Document Type: Article

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