Effects of pH and dilution on African clawed frog (Xenopus laevis) sperm motility

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 555-563

  Christensen, Jennie R ^a   Pauli, Bruce D ^b   Richardson, John S ^a   Bishop, Christine A ^c   Elliot, John ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEMS; LIVING SYSTEMS STUDIES; VIDEO RECORDING;

FERTILIZATION; SPERM MOTILITY;

PH EFFECTS;

AMPHIBIAN; DILUTION; FROG; MOTILITY; PH;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; REPTILIA; VERTEBRATA; XENOPUS (GENUS); XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 4043082789     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z04-021     Document Type: Article

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