Cross-sectional geometry of the dentary in bats

Zoology

Volumn 109, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 66-74

  Dumont, Elizabeth R ^a   Nicolay, Christopher W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chiroptera; Comparative functional analysis; Dentition; Diet

Indexed keywords

CHIROPTERA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; MAMMALIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 31344462673     PISSN: 09442006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.zool.2005.08.004     Document Type: Article

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