Gastrointestinal fermentation in Greater Sirens (Siren lacertina)

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 112-117

  Pryor, Gregory S ^a,b   German, Donovan P ^a   Bjorndal, Karen A ^a  

^a University of Florida   (United States)

^b FRANCIS MARION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; AMPHIBIA; AMPHIUMA MEANS; CAUDATA; INVERTEBRATA; SIREN LACERTINA; SIRENIDAE; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 33645788285     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1670/163-05A.1     Document Type: Article

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