The comparative morphology of the secondary sexual characters of elasmobranch fishes
โ Scribed by W. Harold Leigh-Sharpe
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1924
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 693 KB
- Volume
- 39
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0362-2525
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โฆ Synopsis
The present paper continues those species to which I have been kindly allowed access a t the Natural History branch of the British Museum, South Kingston, London, viz. : Mitsukurina Owstoni . .
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