Morphology of gametes in five species of far-eastern chitons

Invertebrate Reproduction and Development

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 47-56

  Pashchenko, Svetlana V ^a   Drozdov, Anatoly L ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MARINE BIOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Acrosome; Auxiliary cell; Chiton; Cortical granules; Egg; Fertilization; Sperm

Indexed keywords

DESCHAYESIELLA CURRATA; ISCHNOCHITON HAKODADENSIS; LEPTOCHITON ASSIMILIS; MOPALIA RETIFERA; TONICELLA UNDOCAERULEA;

EID: 0031958841     PISSN: 07924259     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07924259.1998.9652341     Document Type: Article

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