Telomere length shortens with body length in Alligator mississippiensis

Southeastern Naturalist

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 685-692

  Scott, Nicole M ^a   Haussmann, Mark F ^a   Elsey, Ruth M ^b   Trosclair III, Phillip L ^b   Vleck, Carol M ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLIGATOR; ALLIGATOR MISSISSIPPIENSIS; ANIMALIA; REPTILIA;

EID: 33846796037     PISSN: 15287092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1656/1528-7092(2006)5[685:TLSWBL]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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