An allometric study of lung morphology during development in the Australian pelican, Pelicanus conspicillatus, from embryo to adult

Journal of Anatomy

Volumn 207, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 365-380

  Runciman, Sue ^a   Seymour, R S ^b   Baudinette, R V ^b   Pearson, J T ^c  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Altricial; Bird; Development; Morphometry; Pulmonary

Indexed keywords

ADULTHOOD; ALLOMETRY; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIRD; BLOOD GAS; BODY MASS; CAPILLARY BLOOD; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; HATCHING; LUNG CAPILLARY; LUNG DEVELOPMENT; LUNG DIFFUSION CAPACITY; LUNG GAS EXCHANGE; LUNG STRUCTURE; LUNG VOLUME; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TURKEY (BIRD);

ANIMALS; BIRDS; BLOOD-AIR BARRIER; BODY WEIGHT; CAPILLARIES; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; FLIGHT, ANIMAL; LUNG; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; STAINING AND LABELING;

AVES; PELECANIDAE; PELECANUS CONSPICILLATUS; PELICANUS;

EID: 26944489922     PISSN: 00218782     EISSN: 14697580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7580.2005.00457.x     Document Type: Article

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