Asymmetry of testes in Guenther's frog, hylarana guentheri (Anuar: Ranidae)

Asian Herpetological Research

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 234-239

  Liu, Yanhong ^a   Liao, Wenbo ^a   Zhou, Caiquan ^a   Mi, Zhiping ^a   Mao, Min ^a  

^a CHINA WEST NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Body condition; Compensation hypothesis; Directional testes asymmetry; Hylarana guentheri

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ANURA; AVES; RANA GUENTHERI; RANIDAE;

EID: 84863012884     PISSN: 20950357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3724/SP.J.1245.2011.00234     Document Type: Article

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