The ultrastructure of sea turtle eggshell does not contribute to interspecies variation in fungal invasion of the egg

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 84, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1339-1344

  Phillott, A D ^a,b   Permenter, C J ^a  

^a CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL GROWTH; FUNGI; POROSITY; POROUS MATERIALS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

FUNGAL HYPHAE; FUNGAL INVASION; SPORES;

MARINE BIOLOGY;

EGGSHELL; FUNGAL DISEASE; INTERSPECIFIC VARIATION; TURTLE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CARETTA; CARETTA CARETTA; CHELONIA MYDAS; CHELONIIDAE; ERETMOCHELYS IMBRICATA; FUNGI; NATATOR DEPRESSA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 33846446401     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Z06-125     Document Type: Article

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