The evolution of the female gonad in platyhelminthes-turbellaria: Ultrastructural investigations

Invertebrate Reproduction and Development

Volumn 31, Issue 1-3, 1997, Pages 325-330

  Gremigni, Vittorio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Female gonad; Phylogenesis; Platyhelminthes Turbellaria; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031056083     PISSN: 07924259     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07924259.1997.9672592     Document Type: Article

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