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Independent evolution of the specialized pharyngeal jaw apparatus in cichlid and labrid fishes

✍ Scribed by Kohji Mabuchi; Masaki Miya; Yoichiro Azuma; Mutsumi Nishida

Book ID
115002166
Publisher
BioMed Central
Year
2007
Tongue
English
Weight
558 KB
Volume
7
Category
Article
ISSN
1471-2148

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