Sperm aggregations in the spermatheca of female desmognathine salamanders (Amphibia: Urodela: Plethodontidae)

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 238, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 143-155

  Sever, David M ^a   Hamlett, William C ^b  

^a SAINT MARY'S COLLEGE   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphibia; Desmognathus; Sperm; Spermatheca; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031770997     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4687(199811)238:2<143::AID-JMOR2>3.0.CO;2-R     Document Type: Article

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