Comparative morphology of the dermal palate in squamate reptiles, with comments on phylogenetic implications

Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 152, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 131-152

  Rieppel, Olivier ^a   Gauthier, Jacques ^b   Maisano, Jessica ^c  

^a FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Phylogeny; Reptilia; Septomaxilla; Squamata; Vomeronasal organ

Indexed keywords

AUTARCHOGLOSSA; BASIDIOMYCOTA; REPTILIA; SCLEROGLOSSA; SERPENTES; SQUAMATA;

EID: 38549108378     PISSN: 00244082     EISSN: 10963642     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2007.00337.x     Document Type: Article

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