Ossification sequence of the avian order anseriformes, with comparison to other precocial birds

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 269, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1095-1113

  Maxwell, Erin E ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anatidae; Aves; Embryology; Ontogeny; Ossification sequence; Skeletal development

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BONE DEVELOPMENT; DUCK; FORELIMB; HINDLIMB; HISTOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; SKULL;

ANIMALS; DUCKS; FORELIMB; HINDLIMB; OSTEOGENESIS; PHYLOGENY; SKULL;

AMNIOTA; ANAS; ANAS PLATYRHYNCHOS; ANATIDAE; ANSERIFORMES; AVES; CAIRINA MOSCHATA; GALLIFORMES; SOMATERIA MOLLISSIMA; SOMATERIA MOLLISSIMA DRESSERI;

EID: 51549091176     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: 10974687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmor.10644     Document Type: Article

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