Some aspects of the reproductive biology of two Atlantic species of Polycera (Mollusca: Opisthobranchia)

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 391-399

  Martínez Pita, Ines ^a   Sánchez España, Ana I ^a   García, Francisco J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; MOLLUSC; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

MOLLUSCA; OPISTHOBRANCHIA; POLYCERA; POLYCERA AURANTIOMARGINATA; POLYCERA QUADRILINEATA;

EID: 33644892495     PISSN: 00253154     EISSN: 14697769     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0025315406013245     Document Type: Article

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