Resurrecting embryos of the tuatara, Sphenodon punctatus, to resolve vertebrate phallus evolution

Thomas J. Sanger; Marissa L. Gredler; Martin J. Cohn

doi:10.1098/RSBL.2015.0694

Resurrecting embryos of the tuatara, Sphenodon punctatus, to resolve vertebrate phallus evolution

Thomas J. Sanger
, Marissa L. Gredler
, Martin J. Cohn

University of Florida

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Original language	American English
Journal	Biology Letters
Volume	11
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1098/RSBL.2015.0694
State	Published - Oct 1 2015
Externally published	Yes

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