Phylogenetic assessment of ultrastructural and histological characters of teeth in the Anostomoidea, Hemiodontidae and Parodontidae (Teleostei: Ostariophysi: Characiformes)

Zootaxa

Volumn , Issue 1948, 2008, Pages 36-56

  Scharcansky, Alexandre ^a   Lucena, Carlos Alberto S ^b  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Apatite crystals; Neotropical fishes; SEM

Indexed keywords

ANOSTOMIDAE; CHARACIFORMES; CHILODONTIDAE; CURIMATIDAE; HEMIODONTIDAE; OSTARIOPHYSI; PARODONTINAE; PISCES; PROCHILODONTIDAE; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 57549100399     PISSN: 11755326     EISSN: 11755334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1948.1.2     Document Type: Article

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