Direct visualization of sperm competition and sperm storage in Drosophila

Current Biology

Volumn 9, Issue 15, 1999, Pages 841-844

  Civetta, Alberto ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; INSECTA; MELANOGASTER;

EID: 0033615085     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-9822(99)80370-4     Document Type: Article

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