Seasonal variations in the epididymis of the roe deer (Capreolus capreolus)

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 111, Issue 2-4, 2009, Pages 344-352

  Schön, Jennifer ^a   Blottner, Steffen ^b  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR ZOO AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Epididymis; Morphometry; Roe deer; Seasonal reproduction

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CYTOCHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; DEER; EPIDIDYMIS; HISTOLOGY; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEASON; SPERMATOGENESIS;

ANIMALS; DEER; EPIDIDYMIS; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; SEASONS; SPERMATOGENESIS;

BOVIDAE; CAPREOLUS; CAPREOLUS CAPREOLUS; CERVIDAE;

EID: 59149105450     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2008.03.008     Document Type: Article

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