Comparative investigation of the genital systems in the Opisthobranchia (Mollusca, Gastropoda) with special emphasis on the nidamental glandular system

Zoomorphology

Volumn 120, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 215-235

  Klussmann Kolb, Annette ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

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EID: 57249088468     PISSN: 0720213X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004350100041     Document Type: Article

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