The middle ear region of the falconiformes

Annals of Carnegie Museum

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 69-96

  Saiff, Edward ^a  

^a RAMAPO COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cavum tympanicum; Falconiformes; Middle ear; Os quadratum; Quadrate

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; BIRD; MORPHOLOGY; TAXONOMY;

AVES; FALCONIFORMES;

EID: 33748664409     PISSN: 00974463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2992/0097-4463(2006)75[69:TMEROT]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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