Spermatozoon head size – the main differentiating feature between spermatozoa of blue and white Arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus)
Karolina Stasiak; Dorota Cygan-Szczegielniak; Joanna Bogucka
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Submitted date:
02/26/2021
Accepted date:
09/16/2021
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