Ultrastructural characteristics of the spermatophore in isopoda Oniscidea (Crustacea)

Italian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 1-11

  Longo, Guglielmo ^a   Musmeci, Rosaria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Extracellular tubules; Oniscidean isopods; Spermatophore; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

EID: 0039435201     PISSN: 11250003     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11250000209356431     Document Type: Article

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