Relationship among fluctuating asymmetry, morphological traits, and sperm quality in layers

Poultry Science

Volumn 90, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 2845-2854

  Prieto, M T ^a   Campo, J L ^a   Santiago Moreno, J ^a  

^a INIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Chicken; Fluctuating asymmetry; Morphological trait; Sperm quality

Indexed keywords

EID: 81555215993     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: 15253171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3382/ps.2011-01648     Document Type: Article

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