Sperm morphometry in the Atlantic salmon

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 835-840

  Gage, M J G ^a   Stockley, P ^a   Parker, G A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Flagellum; Haploid expression; Sperm activity; Sperm competition

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032188996     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jfbi.1998.0748     Document Type: Article

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