Long lasting stickleback sperm; is ovarian fluid a key to success in fresh water?

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 240-253

  Elofsson, H ^a   Mcallister, B G ^b   Kime, D E ^b   Mayer, I ^a   Borg, B ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ovary; Sperm motility; Teleost; Testes

Indexed keywords

SPERM; TELEOST;

GASTEROSTEUS; GASTEROSTEUS ACULEATUS; PISCES; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 1842869665     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1095-8649.2003.00153.x     Document Type: Article

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