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Scanning electron microscopic investigation of the spermatophore and spermatozoa of the shrimp Farfantepenaeus subtilis (Decapoda: Penaeidae)

Thaís Castelo-BrancoLaboratório de Tecnologia em Aquicultura, Departamento de Pesca e Aquicultura, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Av. Dom Manoel de Medeiros s/n, 52171-900Recife, PE, BrazilCorrespondence[email protected]
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Emanuell Felipe SilvaLaboratório de Tecnologia em Aquicultura, Departamento de Pesca e Aquicultura, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Av. Dom Manoel de Medeiros s/n, 52171-900Recife, PE, Brazil
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Nathalia CalazansLaboratório de Tecnologia em Aquicultura, Departamento de Pesca e Aquicultura, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Av. Dom Manoel de Medeiros s/n, 52171-900Recife, PE, Brazil
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Roberta SoaresLaboratório de Tecnologia em Aquicultura, Departamento de Pesca e Aquicultura, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Av. Dom Manoel de Medeiros s/n, 52171-900Recife, PE, Brazil
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Silvio PeixotoLaboratório de Tecnologia em Aquicultura, Departamento de Pesca e Aquicultura, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Av. Dom Manoel de Medeiros s/n, 52171-900Recife, PE, Brazil
Pages 190-192 | Received 04 Sep 2013, Accepted 24 Jan 2014, Published online: 24 Feb 2014

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