The spermatozoa of the one-palped spider Tidarren argo (Araneae, Theridiidae)

Journal of Arachnology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 562-568

  Michalik, Peter ^a   Knoflach, Barbara ^b   Thaler, Konrad ^b   Alberti, Gerd ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

^b INNSBRUCK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Centriole; Implantation fossa; Nucleus; Secretion; Spider sperm ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

ARANEAE; ARANEAE THERIDIIDAE; THERIDIIDAE; TIDARREN;

EID: 30344459675     PISSN: 01618202     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1636/04-65.1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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