Light and scanning electron microscopic study of the structure of the ostrich (Strutio camelus) tongue

Zoological Science

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 188-194

  Jackowiak, Hanna ^a   Ludwig, Magdalena ^a  

^a POZNA UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Poland)

Author keywords

Bird; Morphology; Ostrich; Tongue

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; HISTOLOGY; MALE; MICROSCOPY; OSTRICH; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TONGUE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; STRUTHIONIFORMES; TONGUE;

AVES; CAMELUS; STRUTHIONIFORMES;

EID: 41949103840     PISSN: 02890003     EISSN: 02890003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2108/zsj.25.188     Document Type: Article

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