Changes in Mesopotamian spiny eel, Mastacembelus mastacembelus (Bank & Solender in Russell, 1794) (Mastacembelidae) milt quality during a spawning period

Theriogenology

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 848-854

  Sahinoz E ^a   Aral, F ^a   Dogu Z ^a  

^a HARRAN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Mastacembelus mastacembelus; Mesopotamian spiny eel; Milt

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; EEL; MALE; PH; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; TIME;

ANIMALS; EELS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MALE; SEMEN; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SPERM COUNT; SPERM MOTILITY; TIME FACTORS;

MASTACEMBELIDAE; MASTACEMBELUS MASTACEMBELUS; NOTACANTHIDAE;

EID: 33846512160     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2006.11.001     Document Type: Article

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