Periodic gonadal activity and protracted mating in elasmobranch fishes

Journal of Experimental Zoology

Volumn 276, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 219-232

  Maruska, Karen P ^a   Cowie, Elizabeth G ^a   Tricas, Timothy C ^a  

^a Florida Institute of Technology   (United States)

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EID: 0029808595     PISSN: 0022104X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-010X(19961015)276:3<219::AID-JEZ6>3.0.CO;2-Q     Document Type: Article

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