Skeletal morphogenesis of the vertebral column of the miniature hylid frog Acris crepitans, with comments on anomalies

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 270, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 52-69

  Pugener, L Analía ^a   Maglia, Anne M ^a  

^a MISSOURI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acris; Anomalies; Anura; Hylidae; Morphogenesis; Skeleton; Vertebral column

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; FROG; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; METAMORPHOSIS; SPINE;

ANIMALS; METAMORPHOSIS, BIOLOGICAL; RANIDAE; SPINE;

ACRIS; ACRIS CREPITANS; ANURA; HYLIDAE;

EID: 58549099087     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: 10974687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmor.10665     Document Type: Article

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