Ultrastructure of the annual cycle of female sperm storage in spermathecae of the torrent salamander, Rhyacotriton variegatus (Amphibia: Rhyacotritonidae)

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 261, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-17

  Sever, David M ^a   Tait, Cynthia K ^b   Diller, Lowell V ^c   Burkholder, Laura ^c  

^a SAINT MARY'S COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Bureau of Land Management   (United States)

^c Simpson Timber Company   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphibia; Reproduction; Rhyacotriton; Rhyacotritonidae; Sperm storage; Spermathecae; Ultrastructure; Urodela

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL VACUOLE; EXOCRINE GLAND; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; HISTOLOGY; MALE; OVIDUCT; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SECRETION; SPERMATOZOON MIGRATION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; EXOCRINE GLANDS; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; OVIDUCTS; REPRODUCTION; SPERM TRANSPORT; URODELA; VACUOLES;

AMPHIBIA; AMPHIUMA MEANS; CAUDATA; EURYCEA; EURYCEA CIRRIGERA; RHYACOTRITON; RHYACOTRITON VARIEGATUS; RHYACOTRITONIDAE; SEQUOIA; SEQUOIA SEMPERVIRENS;

EID: 2142796392     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmor.10149     Document Type: Article

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