Microscopic organisation of the oviducal gland of the holocephalan elephant fish, Callorhynchus milii

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 155-164

  Smith, Rachel M ^a,b   Walker, Terence I ^c   Hamlet, William C ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b Primary Industries Research Victoria ^*  (Australia)

^c DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^d S Bend Center for Medical Education   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FISH; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY;

CALLORHINCHUS; CALLORHINCHUS MILII; ELASMOBRANCHII; ELEPHANT; MORMYRIDAE;

EID: 2342514285     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF01078     Document Type: Article

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