Incubation and utilization of energy and material during embryonic development in eggs of Naja naja atra

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 302-306

  Ji, Xiang ^a   Sun, Ping Yue ^b   Zhang, Hua Song ^a   Fu, Shui Yu ^a  

^a HANGZHOU NORMAL COLLEGE   (China)

^b EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATRA; NAJA ATRA; NAJA NAJA;

EID: 0031008722     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1565403     Document Type: Article

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