Renal sexual segment of the Cottonmouth snake, Agkistrodon piscivorous (Reptilia, Squamata, Viperidae)

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 269, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 640-653

  Sever, David M ^a   Siegel, Dustin S ^a,b   Bagwill, April ^a   Eckstut, Mallory E ^a   Alexander, Laura ^a   Camus, Angelle ^a   Morgan, Colby ^a  

^a SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agkistrodon; Reptilia; Sexual segment; Ultrastructure; Viperidae

Indexed keywords

AGKISTRODON; REPTILIA; SQUAMATA; VIPERIDAE; VIPERINAE;

AGKISTRODON; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; KIDNEY; MALE; SEASON; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

AGKISTRODON; ANIMALS; FEMALE; KIDNEY; MALE; SEASONS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 48049099487     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: 10974687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmor.10599     Document Type: Article

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