Spermatogenesis in two iberian podarcis lizards: Relationships with male traits

Animal Biology

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-12

  Carretero, Miguel A ^a   Ribeiro, Raquel ^a   Barbosa, Diana ^a   Sá Sousa, Paulo ^b   Harris, D James ^a,c  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGAÇÃO EM BIODIVERSIDADE E RECURSOS GENÉTICOS   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ÉVORA   (Portugal)

^c Faculdade de Ciências   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Lacertidae; Podacis bocagei; Podarcis carbonelli; Reproduction; Sperm competition; Spermatogenesis

Indexed keywords

LIZARD; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; SPERM COMPETITION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; PORTUGAL; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

LACERTIDAE; PODARCIS; PODARCIS BOCAGEI; PODARCIS CARBONELLI; SQUAMATA;

EID: 33244476285     PISSN: 15707555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/157075606775904759     Document Type: Article

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