Lessons from biodiversity - The value of nontraditional species to advance reproductive science, conservation, and human health

Molecular Reproduction and Development

Volumn 77, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 397-409

  Wildt, David E ^a   Comizzoli, Pierre ^a   Pukazhenthi, Budhan ^a   Songsasen, Nucharin ^a  

^a SMITHSONIAN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CANIDAE; DATA BASE; HEALTH; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; HUMANS; REPRODUCTION; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALIA; INVERTEBRATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 77952037588     PISSN: 1040452X     EISSN: 10982795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrd.21137     Document Type: Review

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