Investigations on gonadal maturation in pagellus acame (pisces, sparidae) in the strait of messina (Sicily)

Italian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 333-337

  Arculeo, Marco ^a   Brusle' Sicard, Solange ^b   Potoschi, Antonio ^c   Riggio, Silvano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE PERPIGNAN   (France)

^c Dipartimento di Biologia Animale ed Ecologia Marina   (Italy)

Author keywords

Histology; Ovotestes maturation; Pagellus acarne; Strait of Messina

Indexed keywords

FISH; HISTOLOGY; SEXUAL MATURITY;

ITALY;

PAGELLUS ACARNE;

EID: 0034472711     PISSN: 11250003     EISSN: 17485851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11250000009356335     Document Type: Article

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