Evaluation of pulmonary volumetric morphometry at the light and electron microscopy level in several species of passerine birds

Journal of Anatomy

Volumn 193, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 573-580

  Vitali, S D ^a   Richardson, K C ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Avian behaviour; Pulmonary anatomy

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIRD; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; LUNG VOLUME; METABOLIC ACTIVATION; MICROSCOPY; MORPHOMETRICS; NONHUMAN; PLASMA VOLUME; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; EXERTION; HEMATOCRIT; LUNG; LUNG VOLUME MEASUREMENTS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; PLASMA VOLUME; SONGBIRDS;

ANIMALIA; AVES; MALURUS SPLENDENS; PASSERIFORMES;

EID: 0032443668     PISSN: 00218782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021878298004130     Document Type: Article

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