Observations on the Oman shark, Iago omanensis (Triakidae), with emphasis on the morphological and cytological changes of the oviduct and yolk sac during gestation

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 236, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 151-165

  Fishelson, Lev ^a,b   Baranes, Avi ^b  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b The Interuniversity Institute for Marine Science Eilat   (Israel)

Author keywords

Cytology; Gestation; Oman shark

Indexed keywords

IAGO OMANENSIS;

EID: 0031746012     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4687(199806)236:3<151::AID-JMOR1>3.0.CO;2-6     Document Type: Article

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