The composition of phosphate granules in the digestive glands of marine prosobranch gastropods: Variation in relation to taxonomy

Journal of Molluscan Studies

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 423-433

  Gibbs, P E ^a   Nott, J A ^a   Nicolaidou, A ^b   Bebianno, M J ^c  

^a PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

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EID: 0031775054     PISSN: 02601230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/mollus/64.4.423     Document Type: Article

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