Spermophagy by follicular cumulus cells in the common brushtail possum trichosurus vulpecula following co-culture of sperm and immature ovarian oocytes

Australian Mammalogy

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 111-113

  Chapman, Jamie A ^a   Breed, William G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Marsupial; Possum; Spermophagy; Trichosurus

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449376694     PISSN: 03100049     EISSN: 18367402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AM06016     Document Type: Article

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