A nondamaging blood sampling technique for waterfowl embryos

Journal of Field Ornithology

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 67-70

  Lecomte, Nicolas ^a   Gauthier, Gilles ^a   Bernatchez, Louis ^b   Giroux, Jean François ^c  

^a CENTRE D ÉTUDES NORDIQUES   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Blood sampling; Egg; Genetic; Hatching; Incubation; Snow Goose

Indexed keywords

ANATIDAE; ANSER; ANSER SP.; AVES; CHEN; CHEN CAERULESCENS ATLANTICA;

EID: 33746932900     PISSN: 02738570     EISSN: 15579263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1557-9263.2006.00005.x     Document Type: Article

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