Plasma yolk precursor dynamics during egg production by female greater scaup (aythya marila): Characterization and indices of reproductive state

Physiological and Biochemical Zoology

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 372-381

  Gorman, Kristen B ^a   Esler, Daniel ^a   Walzem, Rosemary L ^b   Williams, Tony D ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EGG PRODUCTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PLASMA; PROTEIN; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; REPRODUCTIVE STATUS; WATERFOWL;

ANATIDAE; ANSERIFORMES; AYTHYA MARILA;

TRIACYLGLYCEROL; VERY LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; VITELLOGENIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; DUCKS AND GEESE; EGG YOLK; FEMALE; METABOLISM; OOCYTE; OVARY; PARTICLE SIZE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEASON;

ANIMALS; ANSERIFORMES; EGG YOLK; FEMALE; LIPOPROTEINS, VLDL; OVARY; OVUM; PARTICLE SIZE; SEASONS; TRIGLYCERIDES; VITELLOGENINS;

EID: 69149105971     PISSN: 15222152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/589726     Document Type: Article

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