Muscular Anatomy of the Forelimbs of the Lesser Grison (Galictis cuja), and a Functional and Phylogenetic Overview of Mustelidae and Other Caniformia

Journal of Mammalian Evolution

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 57-91

  Ercoli, Marcos D ^a,b   Álvarez, Alicia ^a,b   Stefanini, M Ignacio ^c   Busker, Felipe ^c   Morales, Miriam M ^a,d  

^a Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

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

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^d UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE JUJUY   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Caniformia; Forelimb; Galictis; Mustelidae; Myology; Phylogeny

Indexed keywords

EID: 84896422438     PISSN: 10647554     EISSN: 15737055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10914-014-9257-6     Document Type: Article

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