Morphology and homology of the Chiropteran calcar, with comments on the phylogenetic relationships of Archaeopteropus

Journal of Mammalian Evolution

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-32

  Schutt Jr , William A ^a,b   Simmons, Nancy B ^a  

^a DIVISION OF INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY   (United States)

^b BLOOMFIELD COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Archaeopteropus; Calcar; Chiroptera; Hindlimb morphology; Megachiroptera; Microchiroptera

Indexed keywords

EID: 54649084677     PISSN: 10647554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1020566902992     Document Type: Review

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