Ovoviviparity and the structure of the brood pouch in Melanoides tuberculata (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia: Thiaridae)

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 263, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 322-329

  Ben Ami, Frida ^a   Hodgson, Alan N ^b  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Brooding; Embryo number; Embryonic growth; Freshwater snail; Mollusca

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; REPRODUCTION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SNAIL; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; GENITALIA, FEMALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; REPRODUCTION; SNAILS;

BASOMMATOPHORA; GASTROPODA; MELANOIDES TUBERCULATA; MOLLUSCA; PROSOBRANCHIA; THIARIDAE;

EID: 16244378632     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmor.10307     Document Type: Article

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