Growth, development, and histology of the calcar in the little brown bat, Myotis lucifugus (Vespertilionidae)

Acta Chiropterologica

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 215-221

  Adams, Rick A ^a   Thibault, Katherine M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN WHITEWATER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

Calcar; Development; Histology; Myotis lucifugus; Vespertilionidae

Indexed keywords

EID: 0008512691     PISSN: 15081109     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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