Convergent camouflage and the non-monophyly of 'seadragons' (Syngnathidae: Teleostei): Suggestions for a revised taxonomy of syngnathids

Zoologica Scripta

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 551-558

  Wilson, Nerida G ^a   Rouse, Greg W ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HALIICHTHYS; HIPPOCAMPINAE; PHYCODURUS; PHYLLOPTERYX; SYNGNATHIDAE; SYNGNATHINAE; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 77958594204     PISSN: 03003256     EISSN: 14636409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-6409.2010.00449.x     Document Type: Article

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