Comparative humeral microanatomy of terrestrial, semiaquatic, and aquatic carnivorans using micro-focus ct scan

Mammal Study

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-8

  Nakajima, Yasuhisa ^a   Endo, Hideki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

aquatic adaptation; Carnivora; limb bones; microanatomy

Indexed keywords

CARNIVORA;

EID: 84875999707     PISSN: 13434152     EISSN: 13486160     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3106/041.038.0101     Document Type: Article

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