The structure of the egg ribbons of a planktonic and intracapsular developing siphonariid limpet (gastropoda: Pulmonata)

Invertebrate Reproduction and Development

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 243-253

  Pal, Purba ^a   Hodgson, Alan N ^a  

^a RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Biochemistry; Egg mass structure; Histochemistry; Siphonaria

Indexed keywords

GASTROPODA; PATELLIDAE; PULMONATA; SIPHONARIA;

EID: 0042200248     PISSN: 07924259     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07924259.2003.9652543     Document Type: Article

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