Covariation in the skull modules of cats: The challenge of growing saber-like canines

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 677-685

  Meloro, Carlo ^a   Slater, Graham J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRY; CARNIVORE; EVOLUTION; FELID; MORPHOLOGY; MORPHOMETRY; SHAPE; SKULL;

VERTEBRATA;

EID: 84861086561     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: 19372809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02724634.2012.649328     Document Type: Article

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