Ultrastructural observations of the male reproductive system and spermatozoa of gordius aquaticus l., 1758

Invertebrate Reproduction and Development

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 31-40

  Schmidt rhaesa, Andreas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Male reproductive system; Nematomorpha; Spermatozoa; Ultrastaructure

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030898573     PISSN: 07924259     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07924259.1997.9672602     Document Type: Article

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