Evolution of the zygomasseteric construction in Rodentia, as revealed by a geometric morphometric analysis of the mandible of Graphiurus (Rodentia, Gliridae)

Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 154, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 807-821

  Hautier, Lionel ^a   Michaux, Jacques ^a   Marivaux, Laurent ^a   Vianey Liaud, Monique ^a  

^a INSTITUT DES SCIENCES DE L EVOLUTION   (France)

Author keywords

Fourier analyses; Hystricomorphy; Morphological evolution

Indexed keywords

GRAPHIURUS; HYSTRICOGNATHI; MYOXIDAE; RODENTIA; SCIUROGNATHI;

EID: 56849122096     PISSN: 00244082     EISSN: 10963642     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2008.00453.x     Document Type: Article

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