An embryonic staging table for in ovo development of Eublepharis macularius, the leopard gecko

Anatomical Record

Volumn 292, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1198-1212

  Wise, Patrick A D ^a   Vickaryous, Matthew K ^b   Russell, Anthony P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Development; Eublepharidae; Eublepharis macularius; Gekkota; Squamata; Staging table

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; EGG LAYING; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYO PATTERN FORMATION; EUBLEPHARIS MACULARIUS; EVOLUTIONARY DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; FEMALE; LIMB DEVELOPMENT; LIZARD; NONHUMAN; POLYDACTYLY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DETERMINATION;

ANIMALS; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; FEMALE; LIZARDS;

AMNIOTA; AVES; EUBLEPHARIDAE; EUBLEPHARIS MACULARIUS; GALLUS GALLUS; GEKKONIDAE; GEKKOTA; PANTHERA PARDUS; SPONDIAS PURPUREA; SQUAMATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 70349147021     PISSN: 19328486     EISSN: 19328494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ar.20945     Document Type: Article

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