Osmotic balance in the eggs of the turtle Chelodina rugosa during developmental arrest under water

Physiological Zoology

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 301-306

  Seymour, Roger S ^a   Kennett, Rod ^b   Christian, Keith ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHELODINA RUGOSA;

EID: 0031142031     PISSN: 0031935X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/639604     Document Type: Article

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