Sperm allocation, sperm production and fertilization rates in the bucktooth parrotfish

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 971-980

  Marconato, A ^b   Shapiro, D Y ^a  

^a EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHOZOA; PISCES; SPARISOMA CRETENSE; SPARISOMA RADIANS;

EID: 0030298170     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbe.1996.0245     Document Type: Article

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