Bone vascular supply in monitor lizards (Squamata: Varanidae): Influence of size, growth, and phylogeny

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 269, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 533-543

  De Buffrénil, Vivian ^a   Houssaye, Alexandra ^b   Böhme, Wolfgang ^c  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^c ZOOLOGISCHES FORSCHUNGSMUSEUM ALEXANDER KOENIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bone; Growth; Histology; Phylogeny; Varanus; Variability; Vascular canals

Indexed keywords

SQUAMATA; TETRAPODA; VARANIDAE; VARANUS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; FEMUR; FIBULA; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HAVERSIAN CANAL; HISTOLOGY; LIZARD; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; VASCULARIZATION;

ANIMALS; BODY SIZE; FEMUR; FIBULA; HAVERSIAN SYSTEM; LIZARDS; PHYLOGENY; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 47949091016     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: 10974687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmor.10604     Document Type: Article

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