Microanatomy of the radius and lifestyle in amniotes (Vertebrata, Tetrapoda)

Zoologica Scripta

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 335-350

  Germain, Damien ^a   Laurin, Michel ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMNIOTA; LYSTROSAURUS; SYNAPSIDA; TETRAPODA; THERAPSIDA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 21244435986     PISSN: 03003256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-6409.2005.00198.x     Document Type: Article

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