Endocrinology of Reproduction

Reproductive Biology and Phylogeny of Cetacea: Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises

Volumn , Issue , 2016, Pages 171-192

  Atkinson, Shannon ^a   Yoshioka, Motoi ^b  

^a ALASKA SEALIFE CENTER   (United States)

^b MIE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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EID: 85152825822     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1201/b11001-9     Document Type: Chapter

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