Morphology of spermathecae in the estuarine crab Chasmagnathus granulata Dana 1851 (Grapsidae, Sesarminae)

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 249, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 490-493

  Lopez Greco L S ^a   Lopez G C ^a   Rodriguez E M ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Chasmagnathus granulata; Crabs; Grapsids; Spermathecae

Indexed keywords

BOUIN STAIN; HEMATOXYLIN EOSINE; MATING SYSTEM; MICROSCOPY; MORPHOLOGY; PHENOLOGY; SPERMATHECA; SPERMATOZOON;

CRAB; MORPHOLOGY; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY;

ANIMALIA; CHASMAGNATHUS GRANULATA; DECAPODA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); GRAPSIDAE; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 0342470553     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1999.tb01222.x     Document Type: Article

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