Morphology and development of additional bony elements in the genus Brachycephalus (Anura: Brachycephalidae)
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Molecular phylogenetic relationships and phenotypic diversity in miniaturized toadlets, genus Brachycephalus (Amphibia: Anura: Brachycephalidae).
Toadlets of the genus Brachycephalus are endemic to the Atlantic rainforests of southeastern and southern Brazil. The 14 species currently described have snout-vent lengths less than 18 mm and are thought to have evolved through miniaturization: an evolutionary process leading to an extremely small adult body size. Here, we present the first comprehensive phylogenetic analysis for Brachycephalu...
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عنوان ژورنال: Biological Journal of the Linnean Society
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0024-4066,1095-8312
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2010.01375.x