The love dart of Helix aspersa muller is not a gift of calcium

Journal of Molluscan Studies

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 75-80

  Koene, Joris M ^a   Chase, Ronald ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HELIX ASPERSA; GASTROPODA;

CALCIUM; LOVE DART; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOUR;

EID: 0031597526     PISSN: 02601230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/mollus/64.1.75     Document Type: Article

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