An anatomical study of the respiratory air sacs in ostriches

Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 317-325

  Bezuidenhout, A J ^a   Groenewald, H B ^a   Soley, J T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Air sacs; Diverticula; Ostriches; Respiratory tract

Indexed keywords

AVES; STRUTHIO CAMELUS; STRUTHIONIFORMES;

AIR SAC; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; MALE; OSTRICH; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RHEA;

AIR SACS; ANIMALS; FEMALE; MALE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; RHEIFORMES; STRUTHIONIFORMES;

EID: 0033233304     PISSN: 00302465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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