Contrasting spermatozoal ultrastructure in two thoracotreme crabs, cardisoma carnifex (gecarcinidae) and varunu litterata (grapsidae) (crustacea: Brachyura)

Invertebrate Reproduction and Development

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 111-126

  Jamieson, B G M ^a   Guinot, D ^b   Richer de forges, B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^c INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

Phylogeny; Reproduction; Sperm ultrastructure; Thoracotreme crabs

Indexed keywords

EID: 0029762889     PISSN: 07924259     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07924259.1996.9672503     Document Type: Article

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