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Ontogenetic and inter-elemental osteohistological variability in the leopard tortoise Stigmochelys pardalis

Testudines are a group of reptiles characterized by the presence of a shell covered by keratinous shields. Stigmochelys pardalis is the most widely distributed terrestrial testudine in southern Africa. Although relatively common with some life history traits being well known, the growth of this spec...

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Autores principales: Botha, Alexander Edward, Botha, Jennifer
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: PeerJ Inc. 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6924341/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31871831
http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.8030