Testes mass and reproductive mode of minnows

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 132-136

  Pyron, Mark ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

^b BEHREND COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Minnows; Sexual size dimorphism; Sperm competition; Testes

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033891409     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002650000191     Document Type: Article

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