Annual cycle of stored spermatozoa within the ovaries of Helicolenus dactylopterus dactylopterus (Teleostei, Scorpaenidae)

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 596-609

  Vila, S ^a   Munoz, M ^a   Sabat, M ^a   Casadevall, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Annual cycle; Helicolenus dactylopterus; Sperm storage; Spermatozoa; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

DACTYLOPTERUS; HELICOLENUS DACTYLOPTERUS; SCORPAENIDAE; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 34547173106     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2007.01525.x     Document Type: Article

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