Size at first maturity, oocyte envelopes and external morphology of sperm in three species of lucinidae (Mollusca: Bivalvia) from Florida Keys, U.S.A.

Malacologia

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 417-426

  Bigatti, Gregorio ^a   Peharda, Melita ^b   Taylor, John ^c  

^a Pab II ^*  (Argentina)

^b INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY AND FISHERIES   (Croatia)

^c DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Lucinidae; Oocytes; Reproduction; Sperm

Indexed keywords

BIVALVIA; CODAKIA ORBICULARIS; CTENA ORBICULATA; LUCINA PENSYLVANICA; LUCINIDAE; MOLLUSCA;

EID: 33749341540     PISSN: 00762997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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