Shape and size of red blood cells from the Pygoscelid penguins of Antarctica using atomic force microscopy

Polar Biology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 287-293

  Bonatto, Cínthia C ^a   Magalhães, Beatriz S ^a   Branco, Joaquim O ^b   Durigon, Edison L ^c   Silva, Luciano P ^a  

^a EMBRAPA RECURSOS GENÉTICOS E BIOTECNOLOGIA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE DO VALE DO ITAJAÍ   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antarctica; Atomic force microscopy; Pygoscelis adeliae; Pygoscelis antarcticus; Pygoscelis papua; Red blood cells

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BIODIVERSITY; BIRD; PHYLOGENETICS; TAXONOMY;

ANTARCTICA;

PYGOSCELIS ADELIAE; PYGOSCELIS ANTARCTICUS; PYGOSCELIS PAPUA; SPHENISCIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 58149500276     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00300-008-0554-5     Document Type: Article

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