Variation of hyoid morphology in geoemydid terrapins

Amphibia Reptilia

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 148-153

  Richter, Susann ^a   Auer, Markus ^b   Fritz, Uwe ^b  

^a AB Meyer Building ^*  (Germany)

^b Museum of Zoology   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; MORPHOLOGY; ONTOGENY; TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM; TURTLE;

CUORA BOURRETI; EMYDIDAE; GEOEMYDIDAE; TESTUDINIDAE;

EID: 34547958390     PISSN: 01735373     EISSN: 15685381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853807779798983     Document Type: Article

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