Insemination in eight species of cheirodontine fishes (Teleostei: Characidae: Cheirodontinae)

Copeia

Volumn , Issue 2, 1997, Pages 433-438

  Burns, John R ^a   Weitzman, Stanley H ^b   Malabarba, Luiz R ^c  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

^c PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARACIDAE; CHEIRODONTINAE; PISCES; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 0030924915     PISSN: 00458511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1447767     Document Type: Article

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