Sperm motility patterns of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) in relation to salinity: Effects of ovarian fluid and egg presence

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 55, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 1871-1877

  Litvak, Matthew K ^a   Trippel, Edward A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^b ST ANDREWS BIOLOGICAL STATION   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GADUS MORHUA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0031789223     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f98-093     Document Type: Article

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