Factors that influence the proportion of offspring sired by a male following heterospermic insemination

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 43, Issue 2-3, 1996, Pages 65-88

  Dziuk, Philip J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Fertility; Heterospermic insemination

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002603866     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-4320(95)01463-2     Document Type: Review

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