Mechanical forces imposed on echinoid eggs during spawning: Mitigation of forces by fibrous networks within egg extracellular layers

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 204, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 815-821

  Thomas, Florence I M ^a   Bolton, Toby F ^a   Sastry, Ann Marie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Echinoid; Fertilization; Fibre reinforced material; Gamete evolution; Gamete properties; Spawning

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; ECHINODERM; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; FLOW KINETICS; OOCYTE; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; ECHINODERMATA; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; OVUM; REPRODUCTION; RHEOLOGY;

ANIMALIA; ECHINODERMATA; ECHINOIDA; ECHINOIDEA;

EID: 0035745821     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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