Matrotrophic adaptations and early stages of embryogenesis in the desert scorpion Paruroctonus mesaensis (Vaejovidae)

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 237, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 187-211

  Farley, R D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Embryogenesis; Matrotrophic adaptations; Placenta; Scorpion; Vaejovidae embryo

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031695830     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4687(199809)237:3<187::AID-JMOR1>3.0.CO;2-X     Document Type: Article

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