Does reproduction accelarate the growth of eye lens mass in female voles?

Belgian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 137, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 85-88

  Jánová, Eva ^a,b   Havelková, Dana ^b   Tkadlec, Emil ^c  

^a MASARYK UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b INSTITUTE OF VERTEBRATE BIOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^c PALACKÝ UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Age estimation; Eye lens mass; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

AGE; BREEDING; EYE; GROWTH RATE; REPRODUCTION; RODENT;

MICROTUS ARVALIS; MURIDAE; RODENTIA;

EID: 34547626335     PISSN: 07776276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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