Development and variation of the anuran webbed feet (Amphibia, Anura)

Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 152, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 39-58

  Goldberg, Javier ^a   Fabrezi, Marissa ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SALTA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Amphibians; Heterochrony; Hind limbs; Interdigital membranes; Pipidae; Pseudis; Toes

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; HYLIDAE; LYSAPSUS; PIPIDAE; PSEUDIS; TETRAPODA;

EID: 38549131770     PISSN: 00244082     EISSN: 10963642     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2007.00345.x     Document Type: Article

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