Hyperossification in miniaturized Toadlets of the genus Brachycephalus (Amphibia: Anura: Brachycephalidae): Microscopic structure and macroscopic patterns of variation

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 270, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1285-1295

  Clemente Carvalho, Rute B G ^a   Antoniazzi, Marta M ^b   Jared, Carlos ^b   Haddad, Célio F B ^c   Alves, Ana C R ^c   Rocha, Henrique S ^d   Pereira, Gabriela R ^d   Oliveira, Davi F ^d   Lopes, Ricardo T ^d   dos Reis, Sergio F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO BUTANTAN   (Brazil)

^c SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anura; Miniaturization; Sharpey fibers; Skeletal morphology; Skull morphology

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BONE DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FROGS AND TOADS; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SKULL; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPINE; SYNCHROTRON; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; ANURA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OSTEOGENESIS; SKULL; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SPINE; SYNCHROTRONS;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; BRACHYCEPHALIDAE; BRACHYCEPHALUS; BRACHYCEPHALUS EPHIPPIUM; EUGENIA UNIFLORA;

EID: 70350134776     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: 10974687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmor.10755     Document Type: Article

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