Morphometric analysis of cranial morphology in pinnipeds (Mammalia, Carnivora): Convergence, ecology, ontogeny, and dimorphism

Carnivoran Evolution: New Views on Phylogeny, Form, and Function

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 342-373

  Jones, Katrina E ^a   Goswami, Anjali ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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DOI: 10.1017/CBO9781139193436.013     Document Type: Chapter

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