Carotenoids, vitamin A, and vitamin E concentrations during egg development in panther chameleons (Furcifer pardalis)

Zoo Biology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 295-303

  Dierenfeld, Ellen S ^a   Norkus, Edward B ^b   Carroll, Kathryn ^a,c   Ferguson, Gary W ^d  

^a WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (United States)

^b OUR LADY OF MERCY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Division of Natural Sciences   (United States)

^d TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Embryogenesis; Fat soluble vitamins; Lizards; Nutrition

Indexed keywords

CHAMAELEONIDAE; FURCIFER; FURCIFER PARDALIS; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; OLIGACANTHORHYNCHUS; REPTILIA; SQUAMATA; TESTUDINIDAE; ZOOTOCA VIVIPARA;

EID: 0036294170     PISSN: 07333188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/zoo.10039     Document Type: Article

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