Sexual characteristics and spermatogenesis in males of the parthenogenetic gecko Lepidodactylus lugubris (Reptilia, Gekkonidae)

Zoology

Volumn 111, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 385-400

  Röll, Beate ^a   von Düring, Monika U G ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Gekkonid lizards; Male sexual characters; Parthenogenesis; Spermiogenesis

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; EPIDIDYMIS; FEMALE; LIZARD; MALE; PARTHENOGENESIS; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SPERMATOGENESIS; ULTRASTRUCTURE; VAS DEFERENS;

ANIMALS; EPIDIDYMIS; FEMALE; LIZARDS; MALE; PARTHENOGENESIS; PHENOTYPE; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULES; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SPERMATOGENESIS; VAS DEFERENS;

GEKKONIDAE; LEPIDODACTYLUS LUGUBRIS; LYGODACTYLUS; REPTILIA; SQUAMATA;

EID: 46749139005     PISSN: 09442006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.zool.2007.09.004     Document Type: Article

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