Phylogenetic transformations of the ear ossicles in marsupial mammals, with special reference to diprotodontians: A character analysis

Annals of Carnegie Museum

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 189-200

  Schmelzle, Thomas ^a   Nummela, Sirpa ^b,c   Sánchez Villagra, Marcelo R ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c Northeastern Ohio Medical University   (United States)

^d DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Marsupialia; Middle ear; Ossicles; Phylogeny

Indexed keywords

MARSUPIAL; PHYLOGENETICS;

DIPROTODONTIA; MAMMALIA; METATHERIA; NOTORYCTES;

EID: 28044443897     PISSN: 00974463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2992/0097-4463(2005)74[189:PTOTEO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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