Influence of melatonin on gonad maturation in Lineus lacteus (Heteronemertini, Lineidae)

Journal of Experimental Zoology

Volumn 274, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 138-143

  Arnoult, Fabrice ^a   Vernet, Guy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE REIMS CHAMPAGNE ARDENNE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN;

GONAD; MATURATION;

HETERONEMERTEA; LINEIDAE; LINEUS LACTEUS;

EID: 0030061986     PISSN: 0022104X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-010X(19960201)274:2<138::AID-JEZ7>3.0.CO;2-Q     Document Type: Article

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