Skeletal morphology of the forefoot in shrews (Mammalia: Soricidae) of the genus Cryptotis, as revealed by digital x-rays

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 266, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 60-73

  Woodman, Neal ^a   Morgan, James J P ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

^b FORT VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carpals; Digits; Insectivora; Manus; Skeleton; Soricinae; Soricomorpha

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE ANATOMY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; FOOT; HISTOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; SHREW; SKELETON;

ANATOMY, COMPARATIVE; ANIMALS; FOOT; FOOT BONES; PHYLOGENY; SHREWS; SKELETON; SOFTWARE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

CRYPTOTIS; CRYPTOTIS MERIDENSIS; CRYPTOTIS MEXICANA; CRYPTOTIS THOMASI; INSECTIVORA; MAMMALIA; SORICIDAE; SORICINAE; SORICOMORPHA;

EID: 27744511342     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmor.10367     Document Type: Article

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