Lamella and scansor numbers in Thecadactylus rapicauda (Gekkonidae): Patterns revealed through correlational analysis and implications for systematic and functional studies

Amphibia Reptilia

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 379-385

  Bergmann, Philip J ^a   Russell, Anthony P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIZARD;

GEKKONIDAE; SQUAMATA; THECADACTYLUS RAPICAUDA;

EID: 0345392615     PISSN: 01735373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853803322440826     Document Type: Article

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