Ultrastructure of the spermathecae of Necturus beyeri (Amphibia: Proteidae) in relation to its breeding season

Copeia

Volumn , Issue 4, 1996, Pages 927-937

  Sever, David M ^a   Bart Jr , Henry L ^b  

^a SAINT MARY'S COLLEGE   (United States)

^b TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; AMPHIUMA MEANS; NECTURUS; NECTURUS BEYERI; PROTEIDAE;

EID: 0030482166     PISSN: 00458511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1447655     Document Type: Article

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