Comparative analysis of the sperm ultrastructure of three species of Phyllomedusa (Anura, Hylidae)

Acta Zoologica

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 257-262

  Costa, G C ^a   Garda, A A ^b   Teixeira, R D ^c   Colli, G R ^a   Bao S N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

^b Oklahoma Museum of Natural History   (United States)

^c UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DE BRASÍLIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Hylidae; Phyllomedusa; Sperm; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

FROG; SPERM; TAXONOMY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANURA; HYLIDAE; PHYLLOMEDUSA; PHYLLOMEDUSA BICOLOR; PHYLLOMEDUSA HYPOCHONDRIALIS; PHYLLOMEDUSA TARSIUS; TARSIUS;

EID: 13844314661     PISSN: 00017272     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0001-7272.2004.00179.x     Document Type: Article

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