Sperm biology: Size indeed matters

Current Biology

Volumn 13, Issue 9, 2003, Pages

  Hosken, D J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CELL SIZE; CYTOLOGY; DROSOPHILA; EVOLUTION; GENETIC SELECTION; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON CAPACITATION;

ANIMALS; CELL SIZE; DROSOPHILA; EVOLUTION; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SELECTION (GENETICS); SPERM CAPACITATION; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 0037695050     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-9822(03)00275-6     Document Type: Short Survey

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