Generic differentiation of sperm morphology in treefrogs from Japan and Taiwan

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 437-443

  Kuramoto, Mitsuru ^a  

^a FUKUOKA UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION   (Japan)

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EID: 0030424887     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1565190     Document Type: Article

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