The role of the male cloacal gland in reproductive success in Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica)

Reproduction, Fertility and Development

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 405-409

  Singh, R P ^a,b   Sastry, K V H ^a   Pandey, N K ^a   Singh, K B ^b   Malecki, I A ^c   Farooq, U ^c   Mohan, J ^a   Saxena, V K ^a   Moudgal, R P ^a  

^a CENTRAL AVIAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b M J P ROHILKHAND UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

cloacal gland foam; oviduct; perivitelline layer; sperm transport

Indexed keywords

SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; CELL TRANSPORT; CLOACA; CONTROLLED STUDY; COTURNIX JAPONICA; FEMALE; MALE; MATING; NONHUMAN; OVIDUCT; QUAIL; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON MIGRATION;

ANIMALS; CLOACA; COTURNIX; EFFICIENCY; FEMALE; FERTILITY; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; REPRODUCTION; SEMEN; SPERMATOZOA;

COTURNIX JAPONICA;

EID: 84863159760     PISSN: 10313613     EISSN: 14485990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/RD11057     Document Type: Article

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