Spermatozoa of Conger myriaster observed by electron microscopy

Zoological Science

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 927-933

  Okamura, Akihiro ^a   Motonobu, Takashi ^a  

^a IRAGO Institute Co Ltd   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGUILLIFORMES; CONGER MYRIASTER;

EID: 0033236450     PISSN: 02890003     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2108/zsj.16.927     Document Type: Article

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