The morphological development of the locomotor and cardiac muscles of the migratory barnacle goose (Branta leucopsis)

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 239, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-15

  Bishop, C M ^a   Butler, P J ^a   El Haj, A J ^a   Egginton, S ^a   Loonen, M J J E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

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EID: 0030526548     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1996.tb05432.x     Document Type: Article

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