Ontogeny of the digestive tract during larval development of yellowtail flounder: A light microscopic and mucous histochemical study

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 120-134

  Baglole, C J ^a,b   Murray, H M ^c   Goff, G P ^a,b   Wright, G M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND   (Canada)

^b Huntsman Marine Science Centre   (Canada)

^c MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aquaculture; Development; Digestive tract; Histology; Larval founder; Mucous histochemistry

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031194465     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jfbi.1997.0420     Document Type: Article

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