Turtle carotid circulation: A character analysis case study

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 239-256

  Jamniczky, Heather A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Morphology; Philosophy; Phylogenetics; Testudinata

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CRANIUM; DATA SET; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; PHILOSOPHY; PHYLOGENETICS; TAXONOMY; THEORETICAL STUDY; TURTLE;

TESTUDINES; TRIONYCHOIDEA;

EID: 38049162488     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: 10958312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2007.00923.x     Document Type: Article

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