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Spermatogenic and frontal sac gland activity in Triaenops persicus (Chiroptera: Hipposideridae)
Author(s) -
MAINOYA J. R.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
african journal of ecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.499
H-Index - 54
eISSN - 1365-2028
pISSN - 0141-6707
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2028.1979.tb00249.x
Subject(s) - secretion , biology , endocrinology , medicine , zoology , hormone
Summary Secretion of the frontal sac gland of the Persian leaf‐nosed bat varies seasonally and is correlated with changes in spermatogenic activity. The possibility that androgenic hormones are directly involved in the secretory activity was not investigated.