Oocyte size and structure in relation to blood plasma steroid hormones in individually monitored, spawning Atlantic cod

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1197-1215

  Kjesbu, O S ^a   Kryvi, H ^b   Norberg, B ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

cod; Gadus morhua; oocyte development; sex steroids; spawning activity; ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030469538     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jfbi.1996.0247     Document Type: Article

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