Symmorphosis in the proximal pathway for oxygen in the leaf-eared mouse Phyllotis darwini

Biological Research

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 75-81

  Canals, Mauricio ^a   Figueroa, Daniela ^a   Sabat, Pablo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Metabolism; Ontogeny; Phyllotis darwini; Symmorphosis

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; MUS; PHYLLOTIS DARWINI;

EID: 77953693720     PISSN: 07169760     EISSN: 07176287     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4067/S0716-97602010000100009     Document Type: Article

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