Spine anatomy reveals the diversity of catfish through time: A case study of Synodontis (Siluriformes)

Naturwissenschaften

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 22-26

  Pinton, Aurélie ^a   Fara, Emmanuel ^a   Otero, Olga ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE POITIERS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; FISH; FOSSIL RECORD; TAXONOMY;

ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; BRACHYSYNODONTIS; CATFISH; HYDROGRAPHY; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PECTORALIS MAJOR MUSCLE; SILURIFORMES; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; SPINE; SYNODONTIS;

AFRICA; ANIMALS; CATFISHES; FOSSILS; FRESH WATER; SPINE; VARIATION (GENETICS);

HOMINIDAE; MOCHOKIDAE; SILURIDAE; SILURIFORMES; SYNODONTIS;

EID: 31344461089     PISSN: 00281042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00114-005-0051-4     Document Type: Article

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