Reproduction of the Florida lancelet (Branchiostoma floridae): Spawning patterns and fluctuations in gonad indexes and nutritional reserves

Invertebrate Biology

Volumn 115, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 349-359

  Stokes, M Dale ^a,b   Holland, Nicholas D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphioxus; Cephalochordate

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BRANCHIOSTOMA FLORIDAE; BRANCHIOSTOMA LANCEOLATUM; BRANCHIOSTOMIDAE;

EID: 0030490572     PISSN: 10778306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3227024     Document Type: Article

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