Cloacal anatomy of the palmate newt, Triturus helveticus (Amphibia, Salamandridae)

Amphibia Reptilia

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 233-245

  Brizzi, Rossana ^a   Delfino, Giovanni ^a   Tanteri, Gianfranco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY;

AMPHIBIA; AMPHIUMA MEANS; ENTEROBACTER; SALAMANDRIDAE; TRITURUS;

EID: 7244250127     PISSN: 01735373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/1568538041975152     Document Type: Article

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