Microanatomy and bacterial flora of the perineal glands of the North American porcupine

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 59-68

  Roze, U ^a   Leung, K T ^b   Nix, E ^b,c   Burton, G ^a,d   Chapman, D M ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^d STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; BACTERIUM; FATTY ACID; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RODENT; SECRETION; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM;

ACTINOBACTERIA; ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ERETHIZON DORSATUM;

EID: 74349123343     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Z09-123     Document Type: Article

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