Megatestes: anatomical evidence for sperm competition in the harbor porpoise

Mammalia

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 65-71

  Fontaine, P M ^a   Barrette, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HARBOUR PORPOISE; MAMMALS; PORPOISES; REPRODUCTION; SPERM COMPETITION; TESTIS SIZE;

GULF OF ST LAWRENCE;

PHOCOENA PHOCOENA;

EID: 0030618473     PISSN: 00251461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/mamm.1997.61.1.65     Document Type: Article

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