Ontogeny of the cranial bones of the giant amazon river turtle Podocnemis expansa Schweigger, 1812 (Testudines, Podocnemididae) = Ontogenia dos ossos do crânio em tartaruga-da-amazônia Podocnemis expansa Schweigger, 1812 (Testudines, Podocnemididae)

Ontogeny of the cranial bones of the giant amazon river turtle Podocnemis expansa Schweigger, 1812 (Testudines, Podocnemididae) = Ontogenia dos ossos do crânio em tartaruga-da-amazônia Podocnemis expansa Schweigger, 1812 (Testudines, Podocnemididae)

In order to determine the normal stages of formation in the sequence of ossification of the cranium of Podocnemis expansa in its various stages of development, embryos were collected starting on the 18th day of natural incubation and were subjected to bone diaphanization and staining. In the neurocr...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Lucélia Gonçalves Vieira, André Luiz Quagliatto Santos, Fabiano Campos Lima
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual de Maringá 2010-04-01
Series:Acta Scientiarum: Biological Sciences
Subjects:
reptiles
Podocnemididae
alizarin
ossification
répteis
alizarina
ossificação
Online Access:http://periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/ActaSciBiolSci/article/view/5777/5777

Similar Items

Similar Items