Osteology and cranial musculature of Caiman latirostris (Crocodylia: Alligatoridae)

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 272, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 780-795

  Bona, Paula ^a,b   Desojo, Julia Brenda ^b,c  

^a FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS NATURALES Y MUSEO   (Argentina)

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

^c MUSEO ARGENTINO DE CIENCIAS NATURALES BERNARDINO RIVADAVIA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Alligatoridae; Caiman latirostris; Caimaninae; Cranial myology; Cranial osteology; Crocodylia

Indexed keywords

ALLIGATOR; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; HISTOLOGY; JAW; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SKULL;

ALLIGATORS AND CROCODILES; ANIMALS; JAW; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SKULL;

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

EID: 79958027617     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: 10974687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmor.10894     Document Type: Article

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