Evaluation and redefinition of the states of anuran pectoral girdle architecture

Herpetologica

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 84-97

  Kaplan, Moises ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Anura; Arciferofirmisterny; Arcifery; Firmisteniy; Osteology; Pectoral girdle architecture

Indexed keywords

FROG; OSTEOLOGY;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; REPTILIA;

EID: 1242298924     PISSN: 00180831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1655/0018-0831(2004)060[0084:EAROTS]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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