Male reproductive systems

Encyclopedia of Marine Mammals

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 675-679

  Atkinson, Shannon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-373553-9.00157-7     Document Type: Chapter

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