Mechanism and Ecological Significance of Sperm Storage in the Northern Fulmar with Reference to Its Occurrence in Other Birds
Abstract Sperm-storage glands were found in the uterovaginal (UV) region of the oviduct in Northern Fulmars (Fulmarus glacialis), Horned Puffins (Fratercula corniculata), and Leach's Storm-Petrels (Oceanodroma leucorhoa) collected before or shortly after egg laying. Previously described only in...
| Published in: | The Auk |
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press (OUP)
1983
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/auk/100.3.593 http://academic.oup.com/auk/article-pdf/100/3/593/30079494/auk0593.pdf |