The naso-frontal joint in snakes as revealed by high-resolution X-ray computed tomography of intact and complete skulls

Zoologischer Anzeiger

Volumn 246, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 177-191

  Rieppel, Olivier ^a  

^a FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Naso frontal joint; Reptilia; Serpentes; Squamata

Indexed keywords

JOINT; MORPHOLOGY; PHYLOGENETICS; SKULL; SNAKE; TOMOGRAPHY; X-RAY;

ALETHINOPHIDIA; COLUBROIDEA; NASO; REPTILIA; SERPENTES; SQUAMATA;

EID: 34848845826     PISSN: 00445231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcz.2007.04.001     Document Type: Article

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