Ovarian dynamics and follicle development

Reproductive Biology and Phylogeny of Birds, Part A: Phylogeny, Morphology, Hormones and Fertilization

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 243-277

  Johnson, A L ^a   Woods, Dori C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

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