Utrasonographic monitoring of the fetal growth of common seals (Phoca vitulina vitulina)

Veterinary Record

Volumn 159, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 116-118

  Gili, C ^a   Papini, L ^b   Vannozzi, I ^c   Romagnoli, S ^b  

^a Acquario di Genova   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BREEDING; DELIVERY; FEMALE; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS GROWTH; FETUS MONITORING; NONHUMAN; SEAL; TRAINING; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; METHODOLOGY; PHOCA; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; UTERUS;

ANIMALIA; PHOCA VITULINA VITULINA;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; PHOCA; PREGNANCY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL; UTERUS;

EID: 33746801075     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.159.4.116     Document Type: Article

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