Embryo development and ageing in birds and mammals

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 273, Issue 1597, 2006, Pages 2077-2082

  Ricklefs, Robert E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Foetal programming; Gestation; Incubation; Life history evolution; Senescence

Indexed keywords

AGING; BIRD; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; MAMMAL;

AGING; ARTICLE; BIRD; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYO GROWTH; INCUBATION TIME; LIFESPAN; MAMMAL; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL TIME;

AVES; MAMMALIA;

EID: 33747045549     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2006.3544     Document Type: Article

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