Vestigial structures in the appendicular skeletons of eight African skink species (Squamata, Scincidae)

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 285, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 274-280

  Moch, J G ^a   Senter, P ^a  

^a FAYETTEVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acontias; Lerista; Limb reduction; Scelotes; Scincidae; Sepsina; Squamata; Typhlacontias; Typhlosaurus; Vestigial organs; Vestigial structures

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION; LIZARD; SKELETON; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

AFRICA;

ACONTIAS; ACONTIAS MELEAGRIS; ACONTIAS PERCIVALI; ANGUINA; ARENICOLA; LERISTA; SCELOTES; SCELOTES ANGUINA; SCELOTES ARENICOLA; SCINCIDAE; SEPSINA; SQUAMATA; TYPHLACONTIAS; TYPHLOSAURUS; TYPHLOSAURUS LINEATUS;

EID: 80855143604     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2011.00839.x     Document Type: Article

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