A mathematical technique for estimating blastodisc: Yolk volume ratios instead of egg sizes

Environmental Biology of Fishes

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 229-234

  Crawford, Stephen S ^a   Balon, Eugene K ^a   McCann, Kevin S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Altricial; L. goodei; Lucania parva; Maternal effects; Nutrients in egg; Precocial; Yolk density

Indexed keywords

EGG SIZE; FISH; METHODOLOGY;

LUCANIA GOODEI; LUCANIA PARVA;

EID: 0032915009     PISSN: 03781909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007586127053     Document Type: Article

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