Sperm velocity in an Alpine whitefish: Effects of age, size, condition, fluctuating asymmetry and gonad abnormalities

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 672-683

  Urbach, D ^a,b   Bittner, D ^a   Lenz, T L ^a,c   Bernet, D ^a   Wahli, T ^a   Wedekind, C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Age; Condition; Gonad alteration; Size; Sperm velocity; Whitefish

Indexed keywords

COREGONUS FATIOI;

EID: 34548139072     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2007.01537.x     Document Type: Article

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