Larynx morphology and sound production in three species of testudinidae

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 261, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 175-183

  Sacchi, Roberto ^a   Galeotti, Paolo ^a   Fasola, Mauro ^a   Gerzeli, Giuseppe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Larynx anatomy; Sound production; Testudinidae; Tortoises; Vocal cord

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; GLOTTIS; HISTOLOGY; MOUTH; PHONATION; PHYSIOLOGY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TURTLE; VOCALIZATION;

ANIMALS; GLOTTIS; MOUTH; PHONATION; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TURTLES; VOCALIZATION, ANIMAL;

MAMMALIA; TESTUDINIDAE; TESTUDO; TESTUDO GRAECA; TESTUDO HERMANNI; TESTUDO MARGINATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 4043117035     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmor.10236     Document Type: Article

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