Evolutionary development of the neurocranium in Dissorophoidea (Tetrapoda: Temnospondyli), an integrative approach

Evolution and Development

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 393-403

  Maddin, Hillary C ^a   Reisz, Robert R ^b   Anderson, Jason S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE RADIATION; ADULT; ALLOMETRY; AMPHIBIAN; BODY SIZE; CLADISTICS; CRANIUM; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; FOSSIL RECORD; INTEGRATED APPROACH; NEW SPECIES; ONTOGENY; TAXONOMY; TYPE SPECIMEN;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; EVOLUTION; FOSSIL; HISTOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; SKULL; ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY;

AMPHIBIANS; ANIMALS; BODY SIZE; EVOLUTION; FOSSILS; PHYLOGENY; SKULL; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; BATRACHIA; DISSOROPHOIDEA; TEMNOSPONDYLI; TETRAPODA;

EID: 77955148196     PISSN: 1520541X     EISSN: 1525142X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-142X.2010.00426.x     Document Type: Article

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