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coturnix

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co·tur·nix  (k-tûrnks)
n.
A small, stub-tailed Eurasian quail (Coturnix coturnix) having sandy, streaked plumage and commonly used in laboratory research. Also called Japanese quail.
[Latin coturnx, quail.]
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Noun1.coturnix - Old World quailCoturnix - Old World quail                      
genus Coturnix
bird genus - a genus of birds
family Phasianidae, Phasianidae - pheasants; quails; partridges
Old World quail - small game bird with a rounded body and small tail
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Tissue tropism of a Thailand strain of high-pathogenicity avian influenza virus (H5N1) in tissues of naturally infected native chickens (Gallus gallus), Japanese quail (Coturnix coturnix japonica) and ducks (Anas spp.
Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus (H5N1) in frozen duck ... by Harder, Timm C.; Teuffert, Jurgen; Starick, Elke; Gethmann, Jorn; Grund, Christian; Fereidouni, Sasa / Emerging Infectious Diseases
Valores energéticos de alguns determinados com codornas japonesas (Coturnix coturnix japonica).
Composicao quimica e valores de energia metabolizavel de subprodutos ... by Batista Silva, Roberto; Rodrigues Freitas, Ednardo; Freire Fuentes, Maria de Fátima; Vieira Lopes, I / Acta Scientiarum Animal Sciences (UEM)
Although not statistically significant, studies in both coturnix quail and European starlings fed Hg (HgCl or MeHg, respectively) for 12 weeks have shown a trend toward an increase in plasma CPK levels over control (Dieter 1974, 1975).
Relationship of blood mercury levels to health parameters in the ... by Day, Rusty D.; Segars, Al L.; Arendt, Michael D.; Lee, A. Michelle; Peden-Adams, Margie M. / Environmental Health Perspectives
 
 
 
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