Reproductive morphology and physiology of the male capybara

Capybara: Biology, Use and Conservation of an Exceptional Neotropical Species

Volumn 9781461440000, Issue , 2013, Pages 107-129

  Paula, Tarcízio A R ^a   Walker, Nicholas J ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF VIÇOSA   (Brazil)

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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-4000-0_6     Document Type: Chapter

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