Erectile tissue in an invertebrate animal: The Octopus copulatory organ

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 261, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 101-108

  Thompson, Joseph T ^a,c   Voight, Janet R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (United States)

^c SAINT JOSEPH S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cephalopod; Erectile tissue; Hectocotylus; Octopodidae; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

REPRODUCTION;

ANIMALIA; CEPHALOPODA; INVERTEBRATA; LIGULA; MAMMALIA; OCTOPODIDAE; OCTOPUS; OCTOPUS BIMACULOIDES; OCYTHOE;

EID: 0141569082     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952836903003996     Document Type: Article

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