Skeletal development of Macrochelys temminckii (Reptilia: Testudines: Chelydridae)

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 263, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 71-106

  Sheil, Christopher A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b JOHN CARROLL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chelydra serpentina; Chelydridae; Chondrification; Chondrocranium; Developmental sequence; Macrochelys temminckii; Ossification; Testudines

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BONE DEVELOPMENT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HINDLIMB; HISTOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SKULL; SPINE; TURTLE;

ANIMALS; HINDLIMB; OSTEOGENESIS; SKULL; SPINE; TURTLES;

ALLIGATOR; CHELYDRA SERPENTINA; CHELYDRIDAE; MACROCLEMYS TEMMINCKII; REPTILIA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 12244309770     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmor.10290     Document Type: Article

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