Development and evolution of body form and limb reduction in squamates: A response to Sanger and Gibson-Brown

Evolution

Volumn 58, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 2107-2108

  Wiens, John J ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SQUAMATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 5344265425     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0014-3820.2004.tb00495.x     Document Type: Note

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