An unpublished manuscript of Alfredo Duges related to the classification of lizards according to tongue morphology, c. 1898
Por:
Flores-Villela, O, Rios-Munoz, CA, Schwenk, K, Zamudio-Varela, G, Magana-Cota, G
Publicada:
1 oct 2010
Resumen:
An unpublished manuscript of Alfredo Duges was found in Guanajuato, Mexico. This manuscript is interesting in depicting some of the ideas Duges held about the phylogenetic position of many lizard groups in the nineteenth century, in particular, his conclusion on the phylogenetic position of Heloderma, the only known venomous lizard at that time. Duges's discussion is important in the context of a science dominated by Europeans and North Americans, putting this lizard in a modern phylogenetic context.
Filiaciones:
Flores-Villela, O:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Fac Ciencias, Museo Zol, Mexico City 04510, DF, Mexico
Rios-Munoz, CA:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Fac Ciencias, Museo Zol, Mexico City 04510, DF, Mexico
Schwenk, K:
Univ Connecticut, Dept Ecol & Evolutionary Biol, Storrs, CT 06269 USA
Zamudio-Varela, G:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Fac Ciencias, Lab Hist Biol, Mexico City 04510, DF, Mexico
Magana-Cota, G:
Univ Guanajuato, Museo Hist Nat Alfredo Duges, Guanajuato 36000, Mexico
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