The male reproductive cycle of the toad, Bufo bankorensis, in Taiwan

Zoological Studies

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 128-137

  Huang, Wen San ^a,c   Lin, Jun Yi ^a   Yu, John Yuh Lin ^b  

^a TUNGHAI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b ACADEMIA SINICA   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL MUSEUM OF NATURAL SCIENCE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Androgen; Bufonidae; Reproduction; Spermatogenesis; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

ANURA; BUFO BANKORENSIS; BUFONIDAE;

EID: 0039120524     PISSN: 10215506     EISSN: 1810522X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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