The evolution of long bone microstructure and lifestyle in lissamphibians

Paleobiology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 589-613

  Laurin, Michel ^a   Girondot, Marc ^b   Loth, Marie Madeleine ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SUD   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; BODY SIZE; BONE; EVOLUTION; PHYLOGENETICS;

AMPHIBIA;

EID: 7544230370     PISSN: 00948373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1666/0094-8373(2004)030<0589:TEOLBM>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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