New anatomical analyses suggest a pumping mechanism for the vomeronasal organ in anurans

Copeia

Volumn , Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-6

  Nowack, Christine ^a   Wöhrmann Repenning, Angela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KASSEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; FROG; HISTOLOGY;

ANURA; PHRYNOHYAS;

EID: 62249083187     PISSN: 00458511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1643/CH-07-267     Document Type: Article

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