Morphology of the air sacs (sacci pneumatici) in the rock partridge (Alectoris graeca)

Veterinary Research Communications

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 553-559

  Kurtul I ^a   Aslan, K ^a   Aksoy, G ^a   Ozcan S ^a  

^a KAFKAS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Air sac; Anatomy; Rock partridge

Indexed keywords

LATEX; POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE;

AIR SAC; ARTICLE; BIRD; CERVICAL SPINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; LUNG STRUCTURE; MALE; NONHUMAN; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; THORACIC CAVITY; THORACIC SPINE; TRACHEA; VETERINARY ANATOMY;

AIR SACS; ANIMALS; FEMALE; GALLIFORMES; MALE;

ALECTORIS; ALECTORIS GRAECA; AVES;

EID: 4644242497     PISSN: 01657380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:VERC.0000042871.69978.f0     Document Type: Article

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