Gross anatomical features of the oropharyngeal cavity of the ostrich (Struthio camelus)

Pesquisa Veterinaria Brasileira

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 543-550

  Tivane, Catarina ^a   Rodrigues, Marcio N ^b   Soley, John T ^c   Groenwald, Herman B ^c  

^a EDUARDO MONDLANE UNIVERSITY   (Mozambique)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Oropharynx; Ostrich; Struthio camelus

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; AVES; STRUTHIO CAMELUS; STRUTHIONIFORMES;

EID: 79960966224     PISSN: 0100736X     EISSN: 16785150     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-736X2011000600015     Document Type: Article

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