Sperm morphology and its influence on swimming speed in Atlantic cod

Journal of Applied Ichthyology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 398-405

  Tuset, V M ^a,b   Trippel, E A ^b   De Monserrat, J ^c  

^a Instituto Canario de Ciencias Marinas   (Spain)

^b ST ANDREWS BIOLOGICAL STATION   (Canada)

^c Laboratorio de Analisis Dr Echevarne   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GADUS MORHUA;

EID: 48249147416     PISSN: 01758659     EISSN: 14390426     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0426.2008.01125.x     Document Type: Article

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