Seasonal variation in the oviduct of female Agkistrodon piscivorus (Reptilia:Squamata): An ultrastructural investigation

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 269, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 980-997

  Siegel, Dustin S ^a   Sever, David M ^b  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agkistrodon piscivorus; Oviduct; Reptilia; Serpentes; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

AGKISTRODON; AGKISTRODON PISCIVORUS; COLUBRIDAE; REPTILIA; SERPENTES; SQUAMATA; VIPERIDAE;

AGKISTRODON; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; OVIDUCT; PHYLOGENY; REPTILE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEASON; SECRETION; ULTRASTRUCTURE; UTERUS; VITELLOGENESIS;

AGKISTRODON; ANIMALS; FEMALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; OVIDUCTS; PHYLOGENY; REPTILES; SEASONS; UTERUS; VITELLOGENESIS;

EID: 50349091757     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: 10974687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmor.10638     Document Type: Article

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