Reproductive physiology in the female South American camelidae

Journal of Camel Practice and Research

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 217-233

  Tibary, Ahmed ^a   Memon, Mushtaq A ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alpaca; Endocrinology; Female; Llama; Physiology

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347748129     PISSN: 09716777     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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