A survey of the rock record of reptilian ontogeny

Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 432-440

  Delfino, Massimo ^a   Sánchez Villagra, Marcelo R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Allometry; Development; Dinosaur; Growth; Heterochrony

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRY; DINOSAUR; EVOLUTIONARY DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; FOSSIL; NONHUMAN; ONTOGENY; PHYLOGENY; REVIEW; SPECIES EXTINCTION; TAXONOMY; TISSUE REGENERATION;

DINOSAURIA; REPTILIA; SAURIA; SPONDIAS PURPUREA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 77950594681     PISSN: 10849521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.semcdb.2009.11.007     Document Type: Review

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