Development of the pelvis and posterior part of the vertebral column in the anura

Journal of Anatomy

Volumn 206, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 17-35

  Ročková, Hana ^a   Roček, Zbyněk ^a,b  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Anura; Development; Evolution; Pelvic girdle; Postcranial skeleton

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ACETABULUM; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BONE DEVELOPMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FROG; FROGS AND TOADS; GENUS; HISTOLOGY; ILIAC BONE; ISCHIUM; LOCOMOTION; NONHUMAN; PELVIC GIRDLE; PELVIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBIC BONE; ROTATION; SACRUM; SPECIES COMPARISON; SPINE; SWIMMING; TAIL; TISSUE SECTION; XENOPUS;

ANIMALS; ANURA; BUFO BUFO; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; EVOLUTION; LIFE STYLE; PELVIC BONES; SPINE; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 14044274309     PISSN: 00218782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0021-8782.2005.00366.x     Document Type: Article

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