Maternal influences on variation in egg sizes in temperate marine fishes'

American Zoologist

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 180-196

  Christopher Chambers, R ^a  

^a Huntsman Marine Science Centre   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EGG SIZE; MARINE FISH;

ATLANTIC, (NORTH);

GADUS MORHUA; MALLOTUS VILLOSUS; PLEURONECTES AMERICANUS;

EID: 0030442675     PISSN: 00031569     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icb/36.2.180     Document Type: Article

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