Osteology and chondrocranial morphology of Gastrophryne carolinensis (Anura: Microhylidae), with a review of the osteological diversity of New World microhylids

Phyllomedusa

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 99-135

  Trueb, Linda ^a,b,c   Diaz, Raul ^b,c   Blackburn, David C ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b STOWERS INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult osteology; Gastrophryninae; Larval chondrocranium; Osteological diversity; Phylogeny; Skeletogenesis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; FEEDING; FROG; LARVA; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; MORPHOLOGY; OSTEOLOGY; PHYLOGENETICS; PHYLOGENY; SKELETON; SPECIALIZATION;

EID: 84255182356     PISSN: 15191397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11606/issn.2316-9079.v10i2p99-135     Document Type: Review

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