Ovotestis variability in young and adult females of the mole Talpa occidentalis (Insectivora, Mammalia)

Journal of Experimental Zoology

Volumn 274, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 130-137

  Jiménez, Rafael ^a   Alarcón, Francisco J ^a,b   Sánchez, Antonio ^a,c   Burgos, Miguel ^a   Díaz De La Guardia, Rafael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALMERÍA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF JAÉN   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; INSECTIVORA; MAMMALIA; TALPA OCCIDENTALIS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; MALE; MOLE (INSECTIVORA); ORGAN SIZE; OVARY; OVARY FOLLICLE; TESTIS;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; MALE; MOLES; ORGAN SIZE; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVARY; TESTIS;

EID: 0030078031     PISSN: 0022104X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-010X(19960201)274:2<130::AID-JEZ6>3.0.CO;2-Q     Document Type: Article

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