Comparison of storage techniques for giant panda sperm

Zoo Biology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 335-345

  Olson, Mary Ann ^a   Yan, Huang ^b   DeSheng, Li ^b   Hemin, Zhang ^b   Durrant, Barbara ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR CONSERVATION RESEARCH   (United States)

^b Wolong Nature Reserve   (China)

Author keywords

Artificial insemination; Cryopreservation; Giant panda; Sperm storage

Indexed keywords

AILUROPODA MELANOLEUCA; PANDA;

EID: 0042377586     PISSN: 07333188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/zoo.10107     Document Type: Conference Paper

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