Morphology, phylogeny and taxonomy of South American bothropoid pitvipers (Serpentes, Viperidae)

Zoologica Scripta

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 109-124

  Carrasco, Paola A ^a   Mattoni, Camilo I ^b   Leynaud, Gerardo C ^a   Scrocchi, Gustavo J ^c  

^a CENTRO DE ZOOLOGÍA APLICADA   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

^c FUNDACIÓN MIGUEL LILLO   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOTHRIOPSIS; BOTHROCOPHIAS; BOTHROPS; SERPENTES; VIPERIDAE;

EID: 84857139342     PISSN: 03003256     EISSN: 14636409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-6409.2011.00511.x     Document Type: Article

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