A non-invasive method for obtaining spermatozoa from birds

Ibis

Volumn 147, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 827-830

  Immler, Simone ^a   Birkhead, Tim R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

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BIRD; SPERM;

AVES;

EID: 33646575349     PISSN: 00191019     EISSN: 1474919X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919x.2005.00456.x     Document Type: Article

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