Bone vascular supply in monitor lizards
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Vivian de BuffrΓ©nil; Alexandra Houssaye; Wolfgang BΓΆhme
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Article
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2008
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract Bone vascular canals occur irregularly in tetrapods; however, the reason why a species has or lacks bone canals remains poorly understood. Basically, this feature could depend on phylogenetic history, or result from diverse causes, especially cortical accretion rate. The Varanidae, a mo