The balancers of Triturus italicus: An ultrastructural approach

Italian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 135-142

  Brunelli, E ^a   Perrotta, I ^a   Bonacci, A ^a   Tripepi, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Caudate amphibians; Development; Epithelium; Salamandridae; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; GROWTH RATE; MORPHOLOGY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

AMPHIBIA; SALAMANDRIDAE; SALAMANDROIDEA; TRITURUS ITALICUS;

EID: 34547761880     PISSN: 11250003     EISSN: 17485851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11250000701263497     Document Type: Article

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