Comparative data on epiphyseal development in the family Varanidae

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 328-335

  De Buffrénil, Vivian ^a   Ineich, Ivan ^a   Böhme, Wolfgang ^b  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^b ZOOLOGISCHES FORSCHUNGSMUSEUM ALEXANDER KOENIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HELODERMA; ODATRIA; SQUAMATA; VARANIDAE; VARANUS;

EID: 21244494377     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1670/0022-1511(2005)039[0328:CDOEDI]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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