Seasonal changes in parotid and rumen papillary development in Mongolian gazelle (Procapra gutturosa Pallas)

Ecological Research

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 65-72

  Jiang, Zhaowen ^a,c   Takatsuki, Seiki ^a   Wang, Wen ^b   Li, Junsheng ^b   Jin, Kun ^b   Gao, Zhongxin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b NORTHEAST FORESTRY UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Mongolian gazelle; Parotid; Procapra gutturosa; Rumen papillae; Seasonal changes

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; NUTRITION; SEASONAL VARIATION; UNGULATE;

ASIA;

BOVIDAE; GAZELLA; PROCAPRA GUTTUROSA; UNGULATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0038323112     PISSN: 09123814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1703.2003.00533.x     Document Type: Article

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