Patterns of variation in the phalangeal formulae of land tortoises (Testudinidae): Developmental constraint, size, and phylogenetic history

Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B: Molecular and Developmental Evolution

Volumn 302, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 134-146

  Crumly, Charles R ^a   Sánchez Villagra, Marcelo R ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^c DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; TESTUDINES; TESTUDINIDAE;

EID: 1842787583     PISSN: 0022104X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jez.b.20010     Document Type: Review

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