Avian sperm: Egg interaction: Mechanisms and practical application for analysis of fertility

Avian and Poultry Biology Reviews

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 215-222

  Wishart, Graham J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERTAY DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

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AVES; GALLIFORMES;

EID: 0036446199     PISSN: 14702061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3184/147020602783698610     Document Type: Review

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