Growth layers in bones and acrodont teeth of the agamid lizard Laudakia stoliczkana (Blanford, 1875) (Agamidae, Sauria)

Amphibia Reptilia

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 193-204

  Smirina, Ella M ^a   Ananjeva, Natalia B ^b  

^a KOL TSOV INSTITUTE OF DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

^b ZOOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; BONE; DENTITION; GROWTH RATE; LIZARD;

AGAMIDAE; LAUDAKIA STOLICZKANA; SAURIA; SQUAMATA;

EID: 34547933125     PISSN: 01735373     EISSN: 15685381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853807780202512     Document Type: Article

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