Phylogeny, taxonomic revision, and character evolution of the genera chiasmocleis and syncope (anura, microhylidae) in Amazonia, with descriptions of three new species

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Volumn , Issue 386, 2014, Pages 1-112

  Peloso, Pedro L V ^a   Sturaro, Marcelo José ^b   Forlani, Mauricio C ^c   Gaucher, Philippe ^d   Motta, Ana Paula ^e   Wheeler, Ward C ^a  

^a DIVISION OF INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY   (United States)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARÁ   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND   (United States)

^d CNRS   (France)

^e FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

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EID: 84896919549     PISSN: 00030090     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1206/834.1     Document Type: Article

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