Intra-individual variation in sperm tail length in murine rodents

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 272, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 299-304

  Breed, W G ^a   Bauer, M ^a   Wade, R ^a   Thitipramote, N ^b   Suwajarat, J ^b   Yelland, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b PRINCE OF SONGKLA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Aethomys; Bandicota; Notomys; Sperm variation

Indexed keywords

INTERSPECIFIC VARIATION; MORPHOLOGY; MORPHOMETRY; RODENT; SIZE; SPERM;

AETHOMYS; AETHOMYS CHRYSOPHILUS; AETHOMYS INEPTUS; BANDICOTA; BANDICOTA BENGALENSIS; BANDICOTA INDICA; EUTHERIA; MAMMALIA; MURINAE; NOTOMYS; NOTOMYS ALEXIS; NOTOMYS CERVINUS; RATTUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 34250771532     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2006.00269.x     Document Type: Article

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