The sperm ultrastructure of Merluccius merluccius (Teleostei, Gadiformes): Phylogenetic considerations

Acta Zoologica

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 131-137

  Medina, Antonio ^a   Megina, César ^a   Abascal, Francisco J ^a   Calzada, Alfonso ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÁDIZ   (Spain)

Author keywords

Gadiformes; Merluccius merluccius; Phylogeny; Sperm ultrastructure; Teleostei

Indexed keywords

PHYLOGENETICS; SPERM; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALIA; GADIFORMES; INSERTION SEQUENCES; MERLUCCIUS; MERLUCCIUS MERLUCCIUS; PARACANTHOPTERYGII; PERCIFORMES; PISCES; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 0037391622     PISSN: 00017272     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1463-6395.2003.00138.x     Document Type: Article

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