Variations of sperm release in three batches of zebrafish

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 475-482

  Kemadjou Njiwa, J R ^a,b   Muller P ^a   Klein, R ^a  

^a SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b NONE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Danio rerio; Fertilization; Insemination; Reproductive behaviour; Seminal vesicles; Testis

Indexed keywords

CYPRINID; FISH BIOLOGY; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; SPERM;

DANIO; DANIO RERIO;

EID: 1442315646     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-1112.2004.00315.x     Document Type: Article

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