Muscles of the Forelimb and Pectoral Girdle of the Spiny Soft-Shelled Turtle, Amyda spinifera

Author

Joseph Volk, Marquette University

Date of Award

4-1935

Degree Type

Bachelors Essay

Degree Name

Bachelor of Science (BS)

Department

Biological Sciences

First Advisor

Paul L. Carroll

Abstract

The order Chelonla Is characterized by an exo-skeleton formed by a somewhat cupshaped, oval carapace on the dorsal surface and a roughly rectangular, flat plastron on the ventral surface, which are united at their lateral edges, between the fore and hind limbs by structures of similar composition, the bridges.

Comments

A Thesis Submitted to the Faculty of Marquette University In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Bachelor of Science, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Recommended Citation

Volk, Joseph, "Muscles of the Forelimb and Pectoral Girdle of the Spiny Soft-Shelled Turtle, Amyda spinifera" (1935). Bachelors’ Theses. 1007.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/bachelor_essays/1007