Osteology and Intraspecific Variation of Leptodactylus podicipinus (Anura: Leptodactylidae), with Comments on the Relationship between Osteology and Reproductive Modes

Knowledge of the osteology of species of the Leptodactylus melanonotus group is limited. Nevertheless, osteological characters are useful to diagnose species to, to propose phylogenetic relationships, to understand patterns of morphological evolution, and to predict biological function associated wi...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of herpetology 2011-03, Vol.45 (1), p.79-93
Hauptverfasser:	Ponssa, María Laura, Brusquetti, Francisco, Souza, Franco L
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Biological taxonomies Bones Burrowing Capsules Cartilage Frogs Male animals Maxilla MORPHOLOGY Osteology Skull
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