Interspecific variation of sperm morphology in the Australian rodent genus Zyzomys

Acta Zoologica

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 257-263

  Breed, William G ^a   Leigh, Chris M ^a   Robertson, Helen ^b,c   Mantellato, Lisa ^b   Lambert, Cathy ^b   Jequier, Anne ^d   Matson, Phillip ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b Perth Zoo   (Australia)

^c MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australian old endemic rodents; Spermatozoa; Zyzomys

Indexed keywords

ANCESTRY; CONVERGENT EVOLUTION; ENDEMIC SPECIES; INTERSPECIFIC VARIATION; MORPHOLOGY; RODENT; SPERM;

MAMMALIA; RATTUS; RODENTIA; ZYZOMYS; ZYZOMYS ARGURUS; ZYZOMYS PEDUNCULATUS;

EID: 34250348149     PISSN: 00017272     EISSN: 14636395     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-6395.2007.00277.x     Document Type: Article

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