Comparative anatomy of slime glands in onychophora (velvet worms)

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 273, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1079-1088

  Baer, Alexander ^a   Mayer, Georg ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Defense; Glue like; Prey capture; Slime ejection

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; EVOLUTION; EXOCRINE GLAND; HISTOLOGY; INVERTEBRATE; PHYLOGENY;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; EXOCRINE GLANDS; INVERTEBRATES; PHYLOGENY;

ONYCHOPHORA; PERIPATIDAE; PERIPATOPSIDAE;

EID: 84866161071     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: 10974687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmor.20044     Document Type: Article

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