Morphometric characterization of sharpsnout sea bream (Diplodus puntazzo) and gilthead sea bream (Sparus aurata) spermatozoa using computer-assisted spermatozoa analysis (ASMA)

Journal of Applied Ichthyology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 382-385

  Marco Jimenez F ^a   Penaranda D S ^a   Perez L ^a   Viudes De Castro, M P ^b   Mylonas, C C ^c   Jover, M ^a   Asturiano, J F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO VALENCIANO DE INVESTIGACIONES AGRARIAS IVIA   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHOSARGUS RHOMBOIDALIS; DIPLODUS PUNTAZZO; SPARUS AURATA;

EID: 48249111800     PISSN: 01758659     EISSN: 14390426     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0426.2008.01135.x     Document Type: Article

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