Preparation of rotifer trophi for light and scanning electron microscopy

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 387-388, Issue , 1998, Pages 117-121

  De Smet, Willem H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Light microscopy; Preparation; Rotifera; Scanning electron microscopy; Trophi

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002031343     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-011-4782-8_17     Document Type: Conference Paper

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