The evolution of sperm ultrastructure among Boidae (Serpentes)

Zoomorphology

Volumn 127, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 189-202

  Tavares Bastos, L ^a   Colli, G R ^b   Bao S N ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DE CIÊNCIAS BIOLÓGICAS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Boidae; Character evolution; Serpentes; Spermatozoa; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

BOA CONSTRICTOR; BOIDAE; COLUBRIDAE; CORALLUS HORTULANUS; ELAPIDAE; EPICRATES CENCHRIA; SERPENTES;

EID: 45849130911     PISSN: 0720213X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00435-008-0062-8     Document Type: Article

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