Papillar morphology of the rumen of forest reindeer (Rangifer tarandus fennicus) and semidomesticated reindeer (R. t. tarandus)

Journal of Veterinary Medicine Series C: Anatomia Histologia Embryologia

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 366-370

  Soveri, T ^a   Nieminen, M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; MALE; PATHOLOGY; REINDEER; RUMINANT STOMACH; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; WILD ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; ANIMALS, WILD; FEMALE; MALE; REINDEER; RUMEN; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

RANGIFER TARANDUS; RANGIFER TARANDUS FENNICUS;

EID: 34548530906     PISSN: 03402096     EISSN: 14390264     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0264.2007.00769.x     Document Type: Article

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