The ultrastructure of the spermatozoon of the lizard Iguana iguana (Reptilia*Squamata*Iguaidae) and the variability of sperm morphology among iguanian lizards

Journal of Anatomy

Volumn 204, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 451-464

  Vieira, Gustavo H C ^a   Colli, Guarino R ^a   Báo, Sônia N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Convergence; Evolution; Phylogeny; Polymorphism; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

ACROSOME; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CLADISTICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVERGENT EVOLUTION; LIZARD; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERMATOZOON; SYNAPOMORPHY;

ACROSOME; ANIMALS; IGUANAS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; PHYLOGENY; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SPERMATOZOA;

AMNIOTA; IGUANA; IGUANA IGUANA; IGUANIA; REPTILIA; SQUAMATA; TETRAPODA; TROPIDURUS;

EID: 3242729409     PISSN: 00218782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0021-8782.2004.00300.x     Document Type: Article

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