Seasonal testicular developmental and sperm storage in tropical and subtropical populations of the brown tree snake (Boiga irregularis)

Australian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 479-488

  Bull, Karina H ^a   Mason, Robert T ^b   Whittier, Joan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NROWN TREE SNAKE; REPRODUCTIVE CYCLE; SPERM STORAGE; TESICULAR CYCLE;

AUSTRALIA; PAPUA NEW GUINES; QUEENSLAND;

BOIGA IRREGULARIS;

EID: 0031434599     PISSN: 0004959X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/ZO97027     Document Type: Article

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