Reproductive System

Biology, Medicine, and Surgery of Elephants

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 347-355

  Schmitt, Dennis ^a  

^a MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal; Decisions; Ovaries; Populations; Reproductive system

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889433194     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470344484.ch26     Document Type: Chapter

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