Morphology of the airways and lung parenchyma in hatchlings of the loggerhead sea turtle, Caretta caretta

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 227, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 289-304

  Fleetwood, Jane N ^a   Munnell, John F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

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EID: 0001558705     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4687(199603)227:3<289::AID-JMOR2>3.0.CO;2-1     Document Type: Article

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