Chemical mediation of sperm activity and longevity in the solitary ascidians Ciona intestinalis and Ascidiella aspersa

Biological Bulletin

Volumn 190, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 329-335

  Bolton, Toby F ^a   Havenhand, Jon N ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASCIDIA; ASCIDIACEA; ASCIDIELLA ASPERSA; CIONA INTESTINALIS;

EID: 0029758541     PISSN: 00063185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1543025     Document Type: Article

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