The ultrastructure of spermatozoa of squamata. II. Agamidae, varanidae, colubridae, elapidae, and boidae (Reptilia)

Herpetologica

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 216-241

  Oliver, Simon C ^a   Jamieson, Barrie G M ^a   Scheltinga, David M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Agamidae; Phylogeny; Reptilia; Serpentes; Spermatozoon; Ultrastructure; Varanidae

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000709981     PISSN: 00180831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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