Osteological Peculiarities of Bufo brongersmai (Anura: Bufonidae) and their possible relation to life in an arid environment

Zoological Studies

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 108-119

  Delfino, Massimo ^a   Doglio, Stefano ^b   Roček, Zbynek ^c,d   Seglie, Daniele ^e   Kabiri, Lahcen ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b Centro Studi e Museo d' Arte Preistorica   (Italy)

^c INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^d CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^f MOULAY ISMAIL UNIVERSITY   (Morocco)

Author keywords

Bufo bufo; Bufo calamita; Bufo mauritanicus; Bufo viridis; Hypo ossification

Indexed keywords

ANURA; BUFO; BUFO BRONGERSMAI; BUFO BUFO; BUFO CALAMITA; BUFO MAURITANICUS; BUFO VIRIDIS; BUFONIDAE;

EID: 72549094684     PISSN: 10215506     EISSN: 1810522X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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