Placental function in lizards

International Congress Series

Volumn 1275, Issue , 2004, Pages 218-225

  Thompson, Michael B ^a   Adams, Susan M ^a   Herbert, Jacquie F ^a   Biazik, Joanna M ^a   Murphy, Christopher R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Calcium; Evolution; Omphaloplacenta; Placentotrophy; Viviparity

Indexed keywords

EID: 33644616602     PISSN: 05315131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ics.2004.08.055     Document Type: Article

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