Limb chondrogenesis in Graptemys nigrinoda (Emydidae), with comments on the primary axis and the digital arch in turtles

Amphibia Reptilia

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 85-92

  Sánchez Villagra, Marcelo R ^a   Ziermann, Janine M ^b   Olsson, Lennart ^b  

^a PALÄONTOLOGISCHES INSTITUT UND MUSEUM   (Switzerland)

^b FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Graptemys; Limb chondrogenesis; Turtles

Indexed keywords

MORPHOGENESIS; SKELETON; TURTLE;

EMYDIDAE; GRAPTEMYS; GRAPTEMYS NIGRINODA; TESTUDINES; TETRAPODA;

EID: 51549111585     PISSN: 01735373     EISSN: 15685381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853808783431505     Document Type: Article

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