One-sided ejaculation of echidna sperm bundles

American Naturalist

Volumn 170, Issue 6, 2007, Pages

  Johnston, S D ^a   Smith, B ^b   Pyne, M ^b   Stenzel, D ^c   Holt, W V ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary   (Australia)

^c QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^d ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ejaculation; Monotremata; Penis; Short beaked echidna; Sperm; Sperm bundles; Sperm competition

Indexed keywords

MAMMAL; MOTILITY; REPRODUCTION; REPTILE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPERM;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ECHIDNA; EJACULATION; HISTOLOGY; MALE; PENIS; PENIS ERECTION; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; ECHIDNA; EJACULATION; MALE; PENILE ERECTION; PENIS;

GLANS; MAMMALIA; MONOTREMATA; REPTILIA; TACHYGLOSSUS ACULEATUS;

EID: 36749044338     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/522847     Document Type: Article

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