Seasonal changes in the testis, accessory glands and ejaculate characteristics of the southern hairy-nosed wombat, Lasiorhinus latifrons (Marsupialia: Vombatidae)

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 266, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 95-104

  Taggart, D A ^a,b,c   Shimmin, G A ^c,d   Ratcliff, J R ^b   Steele, V R ^e   Dibben, R ^d   Dibben, J ^d   White, C ^c   Temple Smith, P D ^b  

^a Royal Zoological Society of South Australia   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^d Department of Environment and Heritage ^*  (Australia)

^e MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Lasiorhinus latifrons; Male reproduction; Marsupial; Seasonality; Spermatozoa; Wombat

Indexed keywords

MARSUPIAL; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; SEASONALITY;

ENTEROBACTER; LASIORHINUS LATIFRONS; MAMMALIA; METATHERIA; VOMBATIDAE; VOMBATIDAE GEN. SP.;

EID: 20044375022     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952836905006722     Document Type: Article

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