A crystallographic study of the love dart (Gypsobelum) of the land snail Helix pomatia (L.)

Journal of Molluscan Studies

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 249-254

  Hasse, Bernd ^a   Marxen, Julia C ^b   Becker, Wihelm ^b   Ehrenberg, Helmut ^c   Epple, Matthias ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^c DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION SPECTRUM; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SNAIL;

GASTROPODA; HELIX POMATIA; STYLOMMATOPHORA;

EID: 0036691721     PISSN: 02601230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/mollus/68.3.249     Document Type: Article

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