A histological study of the gametogenic cycle of the freshwater mussel Dreissena polymorpha (Pallas, 1771) in Lough Derg, Ireland

Journal of Molluscan Studies

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 365-373

  Juhel, G ^a   Culloty, S C ^a   O'Riordan, R M ^a,b   O'Connor, J ^a   De Faoite, L ^a   McNamara, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIVALVE; GAMETOGENESIS; HISTOLOGY; REPRODUCTIVE CYCLE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; IRELAND; LOUGH DERG; WESTERN EUROPE;

BIVALVIA; DREISSENA; DREISSENA POLYMORPHA; DREISSENIDAE; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 0346735418     PISSN: 02601230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/mollus/69.4.365     Document Type: Article

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