Development and growth of long bones in European water frogs (Amphibia: Anura: Ranidae), with remarks on age determination

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 265, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 304-317

  Rozenblut, Beata ^a   Ogielska, Maria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WROC AW   (Poland)

Author keywords

Amphibia; Anura; Diaphysis; Epiphysis; Femur; Lines of arrested growth (LAG); Long bone growth; Phalanges; Ranidae; Skeletochronology

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; RANA LESSONAE; RANIDAE;

AGE DETERMINATION; AGING; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; BONE; BONE REMODELING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIAPHYSIS; EPIPHYSIS; FEMUR; FROG; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; IMAGE PROCESSING; METATARSAL BONE; PERIOSTEUM; PHYSIOLOGY;

AGE DETERMINATION BY SKELETON; AGING; ANIMALS; BONE AND BONES; BONE REMODELING; DIAPHYSES; EPIPHYSES; FEMUR; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; METATARSAL BONES; MODELS, ANATOMIC; PERIOSTEUM; RANIDAE;

EID: 26944479733     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmor.10344     Document Type: Article

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