The production and functional morphology of helminth egg-shells
- 6 April 1983
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Parasitology
- Vol. 86 (4) , 85-97
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s003118200005085x
Abstract
SUMMARY: The high energy costs of egg-shell production in many helminths suggests that this structure plays an important role in their biology. The mechanical and chemical resistance of the egg-shell and the barrier it provides to the entry and loss of material are important in the survival of the free-living stages within the egg. The presence of egg filaments may increase the availability of infective stages and the operculum may be important in the infective process.Keywords
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