Gestational age determination, variation of conception date, and external fetal development of sika deer (Cervus nippon yesoensis Heude,1884) in eastern Hokkaido

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 505-509

  Suzuki, Masatsugu ^a   Kaji, Koich ^b   Yamanaka, Masami ^c   Ohtaishi, Noriyuki ^d  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Hokkaido Institute of Environmental Sciences   (Japan)

^c Shiretoko Natl Park Nature Center   (Japan)

^d HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Conception; Fetal development; Fetus; Gestational age; Sika deer

Indexed keywords

CERVIDAE; CERVUS; CERVUS NIPPON; CERVUS NIPPON YESOENSIS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; DEER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; FETUS; GESTATIONAL AGE; JAPAN; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; DEER; EMBRYONIC AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; FETUS; GESTATIONAL AGE; JAPAN; PREGNANCY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 0030154798     PISSN: 09167250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1292/jvms.58.505     Document Type: Article

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