The structure of the bursa copulatrix in virgin and mated snails, Helisoma duryi (Mollusca): Role of acid phosphatase in reproduction

Invertebrate Biology

Volumn 120, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 1-12

  Clelland, Eric ^a   Di Renna, Tania ^a   Saleuddin, A S M ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acid phosphatase; Bursa; Mollusc; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); GASTROPODA; HELISOMA DURYI; MOLLUSCA;

EID: 0035589203     PISSN: 10778306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7410.2001.tb00021.x     Document Type: Article

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