Skull ontogeny of Lycalopex culpaeus (Carnivora: Canidae): Description of cranial traits and craniofacial sutures

Mammalia

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 205-214

  Segura, Valentina ^a,b  

^a MUSEO ARGENTINO DE CIENCIAS NATURALES BERNARDINO RIVADAVIA   (Argentina)

^b Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cient í ficas y Técnicas ^*  (Argentina)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Development; Ontogeny; Skull; Suture morphology

Indexed keywords

AGE CLASS; ANATOMY; BODY SIZE; CANID; CARNIVORE; CRANIUM; FEEDING; GROWTH RATE; JUVENILE; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; ONTOGENY; PREY CAPTURE;

CANIDAE; CARNIVORA; PSEUDALOPEX; PSEUDALOPEX CULPAEUS;

EID: 84879055228     PISSN: 00251461     EISSN: 18641547     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/mammalia-2012-0028     Document Type: Article

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