Geographic variations in reproductive parameters of the starspotted dogfish, Mustelus manazo, from five localities in Japan and in Taiwan

Environmental Biology of Fishes

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 221-233

  Yamaguchi, Atsuko ^a   Taniuchi, Toru ^b   Shimizu, Makoto ^b  

^a KYOTO WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Age and length at sexual maturity; Elasmobranchs; Embryo; Litter size; Reproductive cycle; Sharks

Indexed keywords

AGE AT MATURITY; GROWTH; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; REPRODUCTIVE CYCLE; SEX RATIO; SPATIAL VARIATION;

JAPAN; TAIWAN;

MUSTELUS MANAZO;

EID: 0033963740     PISSN: 03781909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007558324902     Document Type: Article

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