The highly specialised gut of Fritillariidae (Appendicularia: Tunicata)

Marine Biology

Volumn 143, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 57-71

  Brena, C ^a   Cima, F ^a   Burighel, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY;

FORMICA; FRITILLARIA FORMICA; FRITILLARIA PELLUCIDA; FRITILLARIIDAE; OIKOPLEURA; UROCHORDATA;

EID: 0041989762     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-003-1029-4     Document Type: Article

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