Reproductive aspects of male franciscana dolphins (Pontoporia blainvillei) off Argentina

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 131, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 41-48

  Panebianco, María Victoria ^a   Negri, María Fernanda ^a   Cappozzo, Humberto Luis ^a,b  

^a MUSEO ARGENTINO DE CIENCIAS NATURALES BERNARDINO RIVADAVIA   (Argentina)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE CIENCIAS NATURALES Y ANTROPOLOGÍA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Argentina; Pontoporia; Reproductive biology; Sexual maturity; South America; Testis

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; CYTOCHEMISTRY; DOLPHIN; HISTOLOGY; MALE; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; ORGAN SIZE; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL MATURATION; TESTIS;

ANIMALS; ARGENTINA; DOLPHINS; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SEXUAL MATURATION; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TESTIS;

PONTOPORIA; PONTOPORIA BLAINVILLEI;

EID: 84859160413     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2012.02.005     Document Type: Article

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