Oviduct structure and function and reproductive modes in amphibians

Journal of Experimental Zoology

Volumn 282, Issue 4-5, 1998, Pages 477-506

  Wake, Marvalee H ^a   Dickie, Renée ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 3643111392     PISSN: 0022104X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-010x(199811/12)282:4/5<477::aid-jez6>3.0.co;2-%23     Document Type: Conference Paper

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