Morphology of the cranial system of Platyclarias machadoi: Interdependencies of skull flattening and suspensorial structure in Clariidae

Zoomorphology

Volumn 125, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 69-85

  Devaere, Stijn ^a   Adriaens, Dominique ^a   Teugels, Guy G ^b,c   Verraes, Walter ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b ROYAL MUSEUM FOR CENTRAL AFRICA   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Catfish; Myology; Osteology; Platyclarias machadoi

Indexed keywords

CLARIIDAE; PLATYCLARIAS MACHADOI;

EID: 33646471996     PISSN: 0720213X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00435-005-0012-7     Document Type: Article

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