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Molecular, Cellular & Developmental Biology

Embryonic development in the ostrich (Struthio camelus) during the first 7 days of artificial incubation

Z. BrandDepartment of Animal Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Matieland, South Africa;Directorate: Animal Sciences, Oudtshoorn Department of Agriculture Western Cape, Oudtshoorn, South AfricaCorrespondence[email protected]
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S.W.P. CloeteDepartment of Animal Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Matieland, South Africa;Directorate: Animal Sciences, Elsenburg Department of Agriculture Western Cape, Elsenburg, South Africa
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I.A. MaleckiDepartment of Animal Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Matieland, South Africa;School of Animal Biology, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA, Australia;UWA Institute of Agriculture, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA, Australia
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C.R. BrownInstitute of Science and the Environment, University of Worcester, Worcester, UK
Pages 68-75 | Accepted 04 Oct 2013, Published online: 16 Apr 2014

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