Morphology and spatial constraints in a dorso-ventrally flattened skull, with a revised species description of Platyallabes tihoni (Poll, 1944)

Journal of Natural History

Volumn 39, Issue 19, 2005, Pages 1653-1673

  Devaere, Stijn ^a   Adriaens, Dominique ^a   Teugels, Guy G ^b,c   Verraes, Walter ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b ROYAL MUSEUM FOR CENTRAL AFRICA   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Clariidae; Myology; Osteology; Platyallabes tihoni; Spatial constraints

Indexed keywords

SKULL;

ANGUILLIFORMES; CLARIIDAE; PLATYALLABES TIHONI;

EID: 17444380864     PISSN: 00222933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222930400020103     Document Type: Review

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