Embryological staging of the Zebra Finch, Taeniopygia guttata

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 274, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1090-1110

  Murray, Jessica R ^a   Varian Ramos, Claire W ^a   Welch, Zoe S ^a   Saha, Margaret S ^a  

^a The College of William and Mary   (United States)

Author keywords

Artificial incubation; Embryological development; Passerine bird; Staging; Zebra Finch

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INCUBATION; CHICK EMBRYO; CHICKEN; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; FINCH; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PASSERINE BIRD; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; STAGING; TAENIOPYGIA GUTTATA;

ARTIFICIAL INCUBATION; EMBRYOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; PASSERINE BIRD; STAGING; ZEBRA FINCH;

ANIMALS; CHICK EMBRYO; CHICKENS; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FINCHES;

AVES; PASSERI; PASSERIFORMES; TAENIOPYGIA GUTTATA;

EID: 84883741810     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: 10974687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmor.20165     Document Type: Article

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