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Impact of pH on oocyte fertilisation and the overrun of meiotic checkpoints leading to parthenogenetic development in Nereis virens

PAUL J. BOUCH School of Marine Science and Technology, University of Newcastle, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, UK Phone: +44 (191) 222-5345 E-mail: [email protected]
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PETER J.W. OLIVE School of Marine Science and Technology, University of Newcastle, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, UK Phone: +44 (191) 222-5345 E-mail: [email protected]
Pages 1-5 | Received 30 Sep 2004, Accepted 07 Sep 2005, Published online: 01 Dec 2010

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