Sperm aggregations in the spermatheca of the red back salamander (Plethodon cinereus)

Acta Zoologica

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 331-340

  Sever, David M ^a   Siegel, Dustin S ^a  

^a SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Plethodon; Salamander; Sperm storage; Spermatheca; Ultrastructure; Urodela

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MATING BEHAVIOR; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPERM;

AMPHIBIA; CAUDATA; PLETHODON; PLETHODON CINEREUS; SALAMANDROIDEA;

EID: 33748914280     PISSN: 00017272     EISSN: 14636395     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-6395.2006.00249.x     Document Type: Article

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