Times required for ovulation, egg sac formation, and ventral gland secretion in the salamander Hynobius nigrescens

Herpetologica

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 605-611

  Hasumi, Masato ^a  

^a NIIGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Egg sac formation; Hynobius nigrescens; Ovulation; Salamander; Ventral gland secretion; Water absorption

Indexed keywords

AMPHIUMA MEANS; HYNOBIUS; HYNOBIUS NIGRESCENS;

EID: 0030433934     PISSN: 00180831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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