Ultrastructure of the spermatozoon of Apus apus (Linnaeus 1758), the common swift (Aves; Apodiformes; Apodidae), with phylogenetic implications

Acta Zoologica

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 239-244

  Jamieson, Barrie G M ^a   Tripepi, Sandro ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Apus; Birds; Phylogeny; Spermatozoon; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

PASSERINE; PHYLOGENETICS; SPERMATOPHORE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

APODIDAE; APODIFORMES; APUS (BIRD); APUS APUS; AVES; GRUIFORMES; HIRUNDINIDAE; PASSERIFORMES; PSITTACIFORMES;

EID: 29044449725     PISSN: 00017272     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-6395.2005.00204.x     Document Type: Article

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