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Sperm release and use at fertilization by yellow dung fly females (Scathophaga stercoraria)

✍ Scribed by SONJA H. SBILORDO; MARTIN A. SCHÄFER; PAUL I. WARD

Book ID
110773884
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
2009
Tongue
English
Weight
341 KB
Volume
98
Category
Article
ISSN
1095-8312

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