Hatching time for monotreme immunology

Australian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 185-198

  Wong, Emily S W ^a   Papenfuss, Anthony T ^b   Miller, Robert D ^c   Belov, Katherine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b WALTER AND ELIZA HALL INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANCESTRY; ANTIGEN; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; GENE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOME; HATCHING; IMMUNOASSAY; LITERATURE REVIEW; MONOTREME; NEW RECORD; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; MONOTREMATA; TACHYGLOSSUS ACULEATUS;

EID: 71049138443     PISSN: 0004959X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/ZO09042     Document Type: Article

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