Déjà vu: The evolution of feeding morphologies in the Carnivora

Integrative and Comparative Biology

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 147-163

  Van Valkenburgh, Blaire ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CANIDAE; CARNIVORA; PROCYON; URSIDAE;

EID: 38749091783     PISSN: 15407063     EISSN: 15577023     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icb/icm016     Document Type: Article

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