Female leg 4 development in Laophontidae (Harpacticoida): A juvenile adaptation to precopulatory behaviour

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 15, Issue 1-4, 1998, Pages 41-51

  Fiers, F ^a  

^a ROYAL BELGIAN INSTITUTE OF NATURAL SCIENCES   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Copepoda; Exaptation; Laophontidae; Leg development; Precopulatory adaptation; Specific mate recognition system

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032102303     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-7963(97)00050-X     Document Type: Conference Paper

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