Evaluation of ovum storage techniques for reproductive studies of fishes

Ecology of Freshwater Fish

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 65-69

  Heins, D C ^a   Baker, J A ^b  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CLARK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Dry mass; Egg; Egg size; Formaldehyde; Formalin; Isopropanol; Methods; Ovum; Preservation; Storage

Indexed keywords

EGG; FISH; METHODOLOGY; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; STORAGE;

ETHEOSTOMA CAERULEUM; ETHEOSTOMA LYNCEUM; PISCES;

EID: 0032821766     PISSN: 09066691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0633.1999.tb00055.x     Document Type: Article

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