Reproductive biology of mediterranean hermit crabs: Fine structure of spermatophores and spermatozoa of Diogenes pugilator (Decapoda: Anomura) and its bearing on a sperm phylogeny of Diogenidae

Journal of Crustacean Biology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 534-542

  Tirelli, Tina ^a   Pessani, Daniela ^a   Silvestro, Daniele ^a   Tudge, Christopher ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

^c AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anomura; Decapoda; Diogenes pugilator; Paguroidea; Reproductive biology; Reproductive organs; Sperm

Indexed keywords

ANOMURA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); DIOGENES PUGILATOR; DIOGENIDAE; PAGUROIDEA;

EID: 50249189263     PISSN: 02780372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1651/07-2956.1     Document Type: Article

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