Comparison of motility patterns of sperm aspirated from amplectant pairs of Xenopus laevis, by electro-ejaculation and from the testes

Herpetological Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 51-56

  Wilson, Brian A ^a   Van Der Horst, Gerhard ^b   Channing, Alan ^b  

^a University of the Western Cape ^*  (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

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EID: 0031938238     PISSN: 02680130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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