Effect of refractoriness to long photoperiod on sperm production and quality in tomcats

Reproduction in Domestic Animals

Volumn 47, Issue SUPPL. 6, 2012, Pages 235-237

  Nunez Favre R ^a   Bonaura, M C ^a   Tittarelli, C M ^a   Stornelli, M C ^a   de la Sota, R L ^a   Stornelli, M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LA PLATA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAT; MALE; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON;

ANIMALS; CATS; MALE; PHOTOPERIOD; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 84871708187     PISSN: 09366768     EISSN: 14390531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/rda.12049     Document Type: Article

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