A modified yolk biopsy technique improves survivorship of turtle eggs

Physiological and Biochemical Zoology

Volumn 82, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 611-615

  Bowden, Rachel M ^a   Smithee, Lauren ^a   Paitz, Ryan T ^a  

^a ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EGG; HORMONE; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; STEROID; SURVIVAL; TURTLE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; BIOPSY; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; OOCYTE; OVIPARITY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; TURTLE; YOLK SAC;

ANIMALS; BIOPSY; FEMALE; OVIPARITY; OVUM; TURTLES; YOLK SAC;

CROCODYLIDAE (ALL CROCODILES); REPTILIA; TESTUDINES; TRACHEMYS SCRIPTA;

EID: 70350143225     PISSN: 15222152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/596579     Document Type: Review

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