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Why are Embryos so Tasty?

1974; University of Chicago Press; Volume: 108; Issue: 963 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1086/282937

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Gordon H. Orians, Daniel H. Janzen,

Animal and Plant Science Education

Previous articleNext article No AccessWhy are Embryos so Tasty?Gordon H. Orians and Daniel H. JanzenGordon H. Orians Search for more articles by this author and Daniel H. Janzen Search for more articles by this author PDFPDF PLUS Add to favoritesDownload CitationTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints Share onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail SectionsMoreDetailsFiguresReferencesCited by The American Naturalist Volume 108, Number 963Sep. - Oct., 1974 Published for The American Society of Naturalists Article DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1086/282937 Views: 12Total views on this site Citations: 65Citations are reported from Crossref Copyright 1974 The University of ChicagoPDF download Crossref reports the following articles citing this article:Matías L. Giglio, Wilhelm Boland, Horacio Heras Egg toxic compounds in the animal kingdom. A comprehensive review, Natural Product Reports 39, no.1010 (Jan 2022): 1938–1969.https://doi.org/10.1039/D2NP00029FJimena Golcher-Benavides and Catherine E. 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