Ultrasonography of the reproductive tract of the short-beaked echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus)

Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales

Volumn 125, Issue , 2004, Pages 277-278

  Higgins, D P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Abdomen; Echidna; Monotreme; Reproduction; Tachyglossus; Testis; Ultrasound; Uterus

Indexed keywords

MONOTREMATA; TACHYGLOSSIDAE; TACHYGLOSSUS; TACHYGLOSSUS ACULEATUS;

EID: 33645746019     PISSN: 0370047X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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