Placental nutrition in a viviparous lizard (Pseudemoia pagenstecheri) with a complex placenta

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 248, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 295-305

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF TULSA   (United States)

^b SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^c EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Embryo; Lipid; Placentotrophy; Pseudemoia; Yolk

Indexed keywords

LIZARD; NUTRITION;

PSEUDEMOIA PAGENSTECHERI;

EID: 0032790620     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952836999007037     Document Type: Article

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