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...
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Universidade Estadual de Maringá
2010-04-01
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| Series: | Acta Scientiarum : Biological Sciences |
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| Online Access: | http://periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/ActaSciBiolSci/article/view/5777/5777 |