Paraspermatogenesis in Littoraria (Palustorina) articulata, with reference to other Littorinidae (Littorinoidea, Caenogastropoda)

Invertebrate Biology

Volumn 119, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 254-264

  Buckland Nicks, John A ^a   Healy, John M ^b   Jamieson, Barrie G M ^b   O'Leary, Stephen ^c  

^a ST FRANCIS XAVIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Eusperm; Mollusca; Parasperm; Phylogeny

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034347077     PISSN: 10778306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7410.2000.tb00012.x     Document Type: Article

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