Annular bone growth in phalanges of five Neotropical Harlequin Frogs (Anura: Bufonidae: Atelopus)
Skeletochronological studies were conducted on museum specimensrepresenting five species of the highly threatened Neotropical genus Atelopus (Bufonidae). We detected annular bone growth (expressed as lines of arrested growth [LAGs]) patterns in each species, and this might provide insight to underst...
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Language: | English |
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Universidade de São Paulo
2012-12-01
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Series: | Phyllomedusa: Journal of Herpetology |
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Online Access: | http://www.phyllomedusa.esalq.usp.br/articles/volume11/number2/112117124.pdf |