The testis of capybaras (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris)

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 1096-1100

  Moreira, J R ^b   Clarke, J R ^a   Macdonald, D W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b EMBRAPA RECURSOS GENÉTICOS E BIOTECNOLOGIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Amazonia; Brazil; Capybara; Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris; Interstitial tissue; Mass of testes; Seminiferous tubules

Indexed keywords

HYDROCHAERIS HYDROCHAERIS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0042805918     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1383052     Document Type: Article

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