Persistent paramesonephric ducts (masculine uterus) in the male North American beaver (Castor canadensis)

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 76, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1188-1193

  Meier, Christien ^a   Partlow, Gary D ^a   Fisher, Kenneth R S ^a   Rennie, Bryan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CASTOR CANADENSIS; CASTOR FIBER;

EID: 0032439835     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z98-037     Document Type: Article

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