Reproductive cycle of Bolinus brandaris and penis and genital duct size variations in a population affected by imposex

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 435-442

  Ramón, Montserrat ^a   Amor, María José ^b  

^a INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIES DEL MAR   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMPOSEX; MOLLUSC; REPRODUCTIVE CYCLE;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

BOLINUS BRANDARIS; GASTROPODA; INVERTEBRATA; MOLLUSCA; MURICIDAE;

EID: 0036621777     PISSN: 00253154     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0025315402005696     Document Type: Article

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