Effects of eggshell removal on embryonic skeletal development in the American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis)
The eggshell of reptiles is essential for not only protecting the embryo, but can also serve as source of calcium for embryonic skeletal development. Whereas embryonic lepidosaurs and chelonians rely on their yolk sac for calcium during development, embryonic archosaurs mobilise eggshell calcium sup...
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CSUSB ScholarWorks
2017
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| Online Access: | https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd/529 https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1626&context=etd |