Ovarian fluid influences sperm performance in lake trout, Salvelinus namaycush

Reproductive Biology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 172-175

  Galvano, Patrick M ^a   Johnson, Katelynn ^a   Wilson, Chris C ^b   Pitcher, Trevor E ^a   Butts, Ian A E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

^b TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aquaculture; CASA; Longevity; Motility; Reproduction; Velocity

Indexed keywords

SALVELINUS NAMAYCUSH;

EID: 84883767082     PISSN: 1642431X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.repbio.2013.02.001     Document Type: Article

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