Histological structure of the male reproductive organs and spermatogenesis in a copulating sculpin, Radulinopsis taranetzi (Scorpaeniformes: Cottidae)

Ichthyological Research

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 137-144

  Abe, Takuzo ^a   Munehara, Hiroyuki ^b  

^a Shizugawa Nature Center   (Japan)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Asynchronous spermatogenesis; Copulation; Reproductive cycle; Seminal fluid; Testicular structure

Indexed keywords

COTTIDAE; SCORPAENIFORMES;

EID: 34249892821     PISSN: 13418998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10228-006-0385-8     Document Type: Article

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