Sperm morphology, motility and fertilisation capacity in the myobatrachid frog Crinia georgiana

Reproduction, Fertility and Development

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 516-522

  Dziminski, Martin A ^a   Roberts, J D ^a   Simmons, Leigh W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anuran amphibians; Fertility; Sperm length; Swimming velocity

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; CELL FUNCTION; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL VIABILITY; CRINIA GEORGIANA; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FROG; MALE; MALE FERTILITY; NONHUMAN; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOON TAIL; VELOCITY;

ANIMALS; ANURA; BODY WEIGHT; CELL SHAPE; FERTILITY; FERTILIZATION; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; SPERM COUNT; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA; TESTIS;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; CRINIA GEORGIANA; MYOBATRACHIDAE;

EID: 77649329903     PISSN: 10313613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/RD09124     Document Type: Article

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