Developmental anatomy of the female reproductive tract

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

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 149-179

  Jacob, Monika ^a   Bakst, Murray R ^b  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

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