Gonadal variation in Great Lakes sea lamprey, Petromyzon marinus, larvae

Journal of Great Lakes Research

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 962-968

  Wicks, Beverly J ^a,b   Barker, Leslie A ^a   Morrison, Bruce J ^a   Beamish, William H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Atypical fonads; Gonadogenesis; Ovary; Sea lamprey; Sex ratios; Testis

Indexed keywords

PETROMYZON MARINUS;

EID: 0032452911     PISSN: 03801330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0380-1330(98)70876-7     Document Type: Article

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