Pelvic musculature and function of Caiman latirostris

Herpetological Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 173-184

  Otero, Alejandro ^a,c   Gallina, Pablo A ^b,c   Herrera, Yanina ^a,c  

^a FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS NATURALES Y MUSEO   (Argentina)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE CIENCIAS NATURALES Y ANTROPOLOGÍA   (Argentina)

^c Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Alligatoridae; Anatomy; Crocodylia; Function; Hind limb; Mycology

Indexed keywords

ALLIGATOR; ALLIGATOR MISSISSIPPIENSIS; ALLIGATORINAE; CAIMAN LATIROSTRIS; CROCODYLIDAE (ALL CROCODILES);

EID: 78149244001     PISSN: 02680130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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