Surface ultrastructure of paddlefish eggs before and after fertilization

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 573-582

  Linhart, O ^a   Kudo, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BOHEMIA   (Czech Republic)

^b GUNMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Egg; Micropyle; Paddlefish; Scanning electron microscopy; Sperm penetration

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031238635     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jfbi.1997.0459     Document Type: Article

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