Sperm sphere in unionid mussels (Bivalvia: Unionidae)

Zoological Science

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 947-950

  Ishibashi, Ryo ^a   Komaru, Akira ^a   Kondo, Takaki ^b  

^a MIE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b OSAKA KYOIKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIVALVIA; UNIONIDAE;

EID: 0034337628     PISSN: 02890003     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2108/zsj.17.947     Document Type: Article

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