Ultrastructure of the eggshell and its formation in Planipapillus mundus (onychophora: peripatopsidae)

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 269, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1263-1275

  Norman, Jennifer M ^a   Tait, Noel N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Eggshell; Onychophora; Oviparity; Planipapillus mundus; Reproductive biology

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; EGG SHELL; FEMALE; INVERTEBRATE; MALE; OOCYTE; OVARY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE; VITELLINE MEMBRANE;

ANIMALS; EGG SHELL; FEMALE; INVERTEBRATES; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; OOCYTES; OVARY; VITELLINE MEMBRANE;

HEXAPODA; ONYCHOPHORA; PERIPATOPSIDAE; PLANIPAPILLUS MUNDUS;

EID: 53549128940     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: 10974687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmor.10658     Document Type: Article

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