Chondrocranium and skeletal development of Phrynops hilarii (Pleurodira: Chelidae)

Acta Zoologica

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 301-325

  Bona, Paula ^a   Alcalde, Leandro ^b  

^a FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS NATURALES Y MUSEO   (Argentina)

^b Instituto de Limnologí   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Chelidae; Chondrocranium; Phrynops; Skeletal development; Testudines

Indexed keywords

BONE; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; HATCHING; ONTOGENY; SKELETON; TURTLE;

CHELIDAE; PHRYNOPS; PHRYNOPS HILARII; PLEURODIRA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 70349104148     PISSN: 00017272     EISSN: 14636395     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-6395.2008.00356.x     Document Type: Article

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