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Relationship of arctic fox (Alopex lagopus L.) sperm morphology with age of males, sperm concentration, ejaculate volume and acrosin activity Cover

Relationship of arctic fox (Alopex lagopus L.) sperm morphology with age of males, sperm concentration, ejaculate volume and acrosin activity

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|Aug 2018

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/aoas-2018-0023 | Journal eISSN: 2300-8733 | Journal ISSN: 1642-3402
Language: English
Page range: 741 - 752
Submitted on: Sep 13, 2017
Accepted on: Apr 25, 2018
Published on: Aug 1, 2018
Published by: National Research Institute of Animal Production
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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