Comparative myology of the forelimb of squirrels (Sciuridae)

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 234, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 155-182

  Thorington Jr , Richard W ^a   Darrow, Karolyn ^a   Betts, Aimee D K ^a  

^a SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACK; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FORELIMB; HISTOLOGY; HUMERUS; NECK MUSCLE; RADIUS; SCAPULA; SCIURIDAE; SHOULDER; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPINE; ULNA;

ANIMALS; BACK; FORELIMB; HUMERUS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NECK MUSCLES; RADIUS; SCAPULA; SCIURIDAE; SHOULDER; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SPINE; ULNA;

ANIMALIA; PETAURISTINAE; PTEROMYINAE; SCIURIDAE; SCIURINAE; SCIURUS; SPERMOPHILUS;

EID: 14444275319     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4687(199711)234:2<155::AID-JMOR4>3.0.CO;2-B     Document Type: Article

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