Morphology and development of the placentae in Eulamprus quoyii group skinks (Squamata: Scincidae)

Journal of Anatomy

Volumn 220, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 454-471

  Murphy, Bridget F ^a   Brandley, Matthew C ^a   Murphy, Christopher R ^a   Thompson, Michael B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chorioallantoic placenta; Eulamprus; Omphaloplacenta; Phylogeny; Skink; Viviparity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL STRUCTURE; CHORIOALLANTOIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EGG; EMBRYO; EULAMPRUS QUOYII; FEMALE; FETUS MEMBRANE; INTEROMPHALOPLEURIC MEMBRANE; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; MICROSCOPY; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; OMPHALOPLACENTA; PHYLOGENETIC TREE; PHYLOGENY; PLACENTA DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPTILE; VIVIPARITY; YOLK SAC;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; EXTRAEMBRYONIC MEMBRANES; FEMALE; LIZARDS; MICROSCOPY; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; UTERUS;

EULAMPRUS; EULAMPRUS QUOYII; REPTILIA; SCINCIDAE; SQUAMATA;

EID: 84859442134     PISSN: 00218782     EISSN: 14697580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7580.2012.01492.x     Document Type: Article

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