The ostrich (Struthio camelus) blastoderm and embryo development following storage of eggs at various temperatures

British Poultry Science

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 652-660

  Malecki, I A ^a   Horbanczuk, J O ^b   Reed, C E ^a   Martin, G B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b INSTITUTE OF GENETICS AND ANIMAL BREEDING   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL EMBRYO; ARTICLE; BLASTODERM; CLINICAL TRIAL; CYTOLOGY; OOCYTE; OSTRICH; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; TEMPERATURE; TIME;

ANIMALS; BLASTODERM; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; OVUM; STRUTHIONIFORMES; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS;

STRUTHIO CAMELUS;

EID: 31644442741     PISSN: 00071668     EISSN: 14661799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00071660500408682     Document Type: Article

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