Placental nutrition in the viviparous lizard Niveoscincus metallicus: The influence of placental type

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 202, Issue 21, 1999, Pages 2985-2992

  Thompson, Michael B ^d   Speake, Brian K ^a   Stewart, James R ^b,c   Russell, Kylie J ^d   McCartney, Ruth J ^a   Surai, Peter F ^a  

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TULSA   (United States)

^c EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Calcium; Egg; Fetal nutrition; Lipid; Lizard; Niveoscincus metallicus; Placenta; Sodium; Viviparity

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032729113     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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