Testicular morphological changes during the seasonal reproductive cycle in the bullfrog Rana catesbeiana

Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A: Comparative Experimental Biology

Volumn 301, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 249-260

  Sasso Cerri, Estela ^a   De Faria, Flávio P ^b   Freymüller, Edna ^b   Miraglia, Sandra M ^b  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; RANA CATESBEIANA;

EID: 1542684105     PISSN: 0022104X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jez.a.20023     Document Type: Article

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