Comparative morphology of cotylephores in Platystacus and Solenostomus: Modifications of the integument for egg attachment in skin-brooding fishes

Environmental Biology of Fishes

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 13-25

  Wetzel, James ^a   Wourms, John P ^b   Friel, John ^c  

^a PRESBYTERIAN COLLEGE   (United States)

^b CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aspredini; Aspredinichthys; Aspredo; Cotylephore; Development; Ghost pipefish; Maternal embryonic exchange; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

ASPREDINICHTHYS; ASPREDINIDAE; ASPREDO; CALYX; PISCES; SOLENOSTOMIDAE; SOLENOSTOMUS; SYNGNATHINAE;

EID: 0030767062     PISSN: 03781909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007309526982     Document Type: Article

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