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The fine structure of the pores in the shell of the hen's egg

S. G. Tullett School of Biological Sciences, Bath University, Claverton Down, Bath, BA2 7AY, Somerset, England
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P. L. Lutz School of Biological Sciences, Bath University, Claverton Down, Bath, BA2 7AY, Somerset, England
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R. G. Board School of Biological Sciences, Bath University, Claverton Down, Bath, BA2 7AY, Somerset, England
Pages 93-95 | Received 27 Mar 1974, Published online: 08 Nov 2007

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MARY J. PACKARD, LARY K. BURNS, KARL F. HIRSCH & GARY C. PACKARD. (1982) Structure of shells of eggs of Callisaurus draconoides (Reptilia, Squamata, Iguanidae). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 75:4, pages 297-316.
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Mark W. J. Ferguson. (2010) The structure and composition of the eggshell and embryonic membranes of Alligator mississippiensis . The Transactions of the Zoological Society of London 36:2, pages 99-152.
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