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Contributions to the functional morphology of caudate skulls: kinetic and akinetic forms

A strongly ossified and rigid skull roof, which prevents parietal kinesis, has been reported for the adults of all amphibian clades. Our μ-CT investigations revealed that the Buresch’s newt (Triturus ivanbureschi) possess a peculiar cranial construction. In addition to the typical amphibian pleuroki...

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Autores principales: Natchev, Nikolay, Handschuh, Stephan, Lukanov, Simeon, Tzankov, Nikolay, Naumov, Borislav, Werneburg, Ingmar
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: PeerJ Inc. 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5036112/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27688958
http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2392