Comparative histology of the vaginal-cloacal region in Squamata and its phylogenetic implications

Acta Zoologica

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 289-307

  Sánchez Martínez, Paola María ^a   Ramírez Pinilla, Martha Patricia ^a   Miranda Esquivel, Daniel Rafael ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD INDUSTRIAL DE SANTANDER   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Cloaca; Coprodaeum; Histology; Proctodaeum; Squamata; Synapomorphy; Urodaeum; Vagina

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; HISTOLOGY; MORPHOLOGY; PARSIMONY ANALYSIS; PHYLOGENY; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; REPTILE; TOPOLOGY;

IGUANIDAE; SCINCOMORPHA; SCLEROGLOSSA; SQUAMATA;

EID: 34748821239     PISSN: 00017272     EISSN: 14636395     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-6395.2007.00282.x     Document Type: Article

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