Sperm morphology in the Malagasy rodents (Muroidea: Nesomyinae)

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 271, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1493-1500

  Ding, Xiaodan ^a   Leigh, C M ^a   Goodman, S M ^b,c   Bedford, J M ^d   Carleton, M D ^e   Breed, W G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (United States)

^c ASSOCIATION VAHATRA   (Madagascar)

^d Rittenhouse Plaza ^*  (United States)

^e DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Madagascar; Nesomyinae; Rodents; Sperm morphology

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; HISTOLOGY; MADAGASCAR; MALE; RODENT; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON TAIL; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; MADAGASCAR; MALE; RODENTIA; SPERM HEAD; SPERM TAIL;

MURINAE; MUROIDEA; NESOMYIDAE; NESOMYINAE; RODENTIA;

EID: 78349300891     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: 10974687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmor.10889     Document Type: Article

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