Evidence of matrotrophy in the viviparous holothuroid echinoderm Synaptula hydriformis

Invertebrate Biology

Volumn 117, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 169-179

  Frick, Jennifer E ^a  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hermaphrodite; Holothurian; Ovoviviparity; Reproduction; Viviparity

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032221964     PISSN: 10778306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3226968     Document Type: Article

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