Reduction of phallus in birds - An avian way to safe sex?

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 483-485

  Wesołowski, Tomasz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WROC AW   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRD; COPULATION; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY;

AVES; GALLIFORMES;

EID: 0343049047     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3677020     Document Type: Article

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