Comparative morphology of the alimentary tract and its glandular derivatives of captive bustards

Journal of Anatomy

Volumn 191, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 387-398

  Bailey, T A ^a,b   Mensah Brown, E P ^c   Samour, J H ^a   Naldo, J ^a   Lawrence, P ^c   Garner, A ^c  

^a National Avian Research Center AbuDhabi   (United Arab Emirates)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^c UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Ardeotis; Avian anatomy; Chlamydotis; Eupodotis; Gastrointestinal tract; Otididae

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AVIAN CROP; AVIAN STOMACH; BIRD; CECUM; COMPARATIVE ANATOMY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; LARGE INTESTINE; LIVER WEIGHT; MALE; NONHUMAN; OROPHARYNX; PANCREAS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMALL INTESTINE; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; CECUM; CROP, AVIAN; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; INTESTINES; LIVER; MALE; PANCREAS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; STOMACH, AVIAN;

EID: 0030717459     PISSN: 00218782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-7580.1997.19130387.x     Document Type: Article

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