Observations on Ploidy of Cells and on Reproductive Performance in Parthenogenetic Turkeys

Poultry Science

Volumn 77, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 1457-1462

  Cassar, G ^a   John, T M ^a   Etches, R J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chromosome; Parthenogenesis; Parthenogenetic turkey; Ploidy; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL EMBRYO; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; BLASTODERM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYTOLOGY; EGG LAYING; ERYTHROCYTE; FEMALE; GENETICS; MALE; PARTHENOGENESIS; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; PLOIDY; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SPERMATOZOON; TURKEY (BIRD);

ANIMALS; BLASTODERM; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; ERYTHROCYTES; FEMALE; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL, HETEROLOGOUS; MALE; OVIPOSITION; PARTHENOGENESIS; PHENOTYPE; PLOIDIES; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SPERMATOZOA; TURKEYS;

EID: 0032185373     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/77.10.1457     Document Type: Article

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