Calcium depletion of eggshell after fungal invasion of sea turtle eggs

Chelonian Conservation and Biology

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 146-149

  Phillott, Andrea D ^a   Parmenter, C John ^a   McKillup, Stephen C ^a  

^a CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARETTA CARETTA; CHELONIA MYDAS; CHELONIIDAE; ERETMOCHELYS IMBRICATA; FUSARIUM SOLANI; NATATOR DEPRESSA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 33744492316     PISSN: 10718443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2744/1071-8443(2006)5[146:CDOEAF]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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