How can I mate without an appendix masculina? The case of Sphaeroma terebrans bate, 1866 (Isopoda, Sphaeromatidae)

Crustaceana

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 499-505

  Messana, Giuseppe ^a  

^a Sezione di Firenze   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRUSTACEAN; MATING BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY;

CRUSTACEA; ISOPODA; SPHAEROMA; SPHAEROMA TEREBRANS; SPHAEROMATIDAE;

EID: 4544249469     PISSN: 0011216X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/1568540041643346     Document Type: Article

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