The chorda tympani and its significance for rodent phylogeny

Mammalian Biology

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 100-113

  Ruf, Irina ^a,c   Frahnert, Sylke ^b   Maier, Wolfgang ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anomaluroidea; chorda tympani; malleus; middle ear; Rodentia

Indexed keywords

BONE; MUSCLE; NERVOUS SYSTEM; PHYLOGENETICS; PHYLOGENY; RODENT; TAXONOMY;

ANOMALURIDAE; CHORDA; LAGOMORPHA; PEDETES CAPENSIS; RODENTIA;

EID: 58349112974     PISSN: 16165047     EISSN: 16181476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mambio.2008.01.002     Document Type: Article

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