Ecomorphological guilds in anuran larvae: An application of geometric morphometric methods

Herpetological Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 149-162

  Candioti, M Florencia Vera ^a  

^a FUNDACIÓN MIGUEL LILLO   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Feeding habit; Frog; Hyobranchial skeleton; Morphology; Tadpole

Indexed keywords

ANURA;

EID: 33845311207     PISSN: 02680130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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