Ultrastructure and functional significance of intestinojunctional spermathecae in enchytraeids (Oligochaeta, Annelida)

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 406, Issue , 1999, Pages 199-211

  Westheide, Wilfried ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSNABRÜCK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Achaeta; Enchytraeus; Evolution of hermaphroditism; Fridericia; Marionina; Seminal receptacles; Sperm phagocytosis

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033158137     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1003753018558     Document Type: Article

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