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Ontogenetic Changes in Bank Vole (Clethrionomys glareolus) Sperm Morphology

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The authors are grateful to E.L. Vorobeichik for discussion of the results and to the anonymous reviewer for valuable comments that helped to improve the manuscript.

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This study was supported by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research, project no. 19-34-90004.

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Smirnov, G.Y., Davydova, Y.A. Ontogenetic Changes in Bank Vole (Clethrionomys glareolus) Sperm Morphology. Russ J Ecol 51, 195–198 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1067413620020113

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