Morphology and histology of the male reproductive system of the mangrove land crab Ucides cordatus (L.) (Crustacea, Brachyura, Ocypodidae)

Acta Zoologica

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 157-161

  Castilho, G G ^a   Ostrensky, A ^a   Pie, M R ^a   Boeger, W A ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Histology; Mangrove; Reproduction; Spermatogenesis

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; CRAB; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; HISTOLOGY; MANGROVE; MORPHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SPERM;

ANTONINA BAY; BRAZIL; PARANA; SOUTH AMERICA;

ANTONINA; BRACHYURA; CRUSTACEA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); GECARCINIDAE; OCYPODIDAE; RHIZOPHORACEAE; UCIDES CORDATUS;

EID: 40549097753     PISSN: 00017272     EISSN: 14636395     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-6395.2007.00304.x     Document Type: Article

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