Morphology, development, and evolution of fetal membranes and placentation in squamate reptiles

Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B: Molecular and Developmental Evolution

Volumn 312, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 579-589

  Blackburn, Daniel G ^a   Flemming, Alexander F ^b  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE   (United States)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHORIOALLANTOIS; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; LIZARD; MORPHOGENESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; REPRODUCTION; SNAKE; ULTRASTRUCTURE; VIVIPARITY;

ANIMALS; CHORIOALLANTOIC MEMBRANE; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; LIZARDS; MORPHOGENESIS; PLACENTATION; PREGNANCY; SNAKES; VIVIPARITY, NONMAMMALIAN;

EUMECIA; EUTHERIA; MABUYA; MAMMALIA; PANTHEROPHIS GUTTATUS; PITUOPHIS; REPTILIA; SCINCIDAE; SERPENTES; SQUAMATA; STORERIA; THAMNOPHIS; TRACHYLEPIS;

EID: 69249202450     PISSN: 15525007     EISSN: 15525015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jez.b.21234     Document Type: Article

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