Electron microscopic and preparative methods for the analysis of isopod cuticle

ZooKeys

Volumn 176, Issue SPECIAL ISSUE, 2012, Pages 73-85

  Seidl, Bastian H M ^a   Ziegler, Andreas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cuticle; Isopoda; Porcellio scaber; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

CRUSTACEA; ISOPODA; PORCELLIO SCABER;

EID: 84859393294     PISSN: 13132989     EISSN: 13132970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.176.2294     Document Type: Article

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