Testis and vas deferens morphology of the red-clawed mangrove tree crab (Goniopsis cruentata) (Latreille, 1803)

Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 339-345

  Garcia, Tatiane Martins ^a   Silva, José Roberto Feitosa ^a,b  

^a Institut of Sea Sciences LABOMAR   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brachyura; Goniopsis cruentata; Reproduction; Spermatophore; Testis; Vas deferens

Indexed keywords

ARATUS PISONII; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); GONIOPSIS CRUENTATA;

EID: 33746610234     PISSN: 15168913     EISSN: 15168913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1516-89132006000300019     Document Type: Article

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