Limb proportions and adaptations in caviomorph rodents (Rodentia: Caviomorpha)

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 262, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 145-159

  Elissamburu, A ^a   Vizcaino S F ^a  

^a Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Biomechanics; Caviomorph rodents; Limb proportions; Multivariate analyses

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BIOMECHANICS; LIMB; RODENT;

CAVIOMORPHA; INSERTION SEQUENCES; MAMMALIA; RODENTIA;

EID: 10744231588     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952836903004485     Document Type: Article

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