Male Genital Morphology and Function: An Evolutionary Perspective

Journal of Urology

Volumn 177, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1625-1631

  Simmons, Matthew N ^a   Jones, J Stephen ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

anatomy and histology; animal; evolution; mating preference; penis; selection (genetics)

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTIONARY ADAPTATION; EVOLUTIONARY DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM; MATING; NONHUMAN; PENIS; PENIS DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; FERTILITY; GENITALIA, MALE; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 34147171118     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2007.01.011     Document Type: Review

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