Radiographic monitoring of the ossification of long bones in houbara (Chlamydotis undulata macqueenii) and rufous-crested (Eupodotis ruficrista) bustards

Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 25-30

  Naldo, Jesus L ^a   Samour, Jaime H ^a   Bailey, Thomas A ^a  

^a National Avian Research Center AbuDhabi   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Bustards; Ossification; Radiography

Indexed keywords

EID: 0039435621     PISSN: 10826742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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