Functional significance of the male brood pouch in the reproductive strategies of pipefishes and seahorses: A morphological and ultrastructural comparative study on three anatomically different pouches

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1465-1480

  Carcupino, M ^a   Baldacci, A ^b   Mazzini, M ^b   Franzoi, P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TUSCIA   (Italy)

^c CA' FOSCARI UNIVERSITY OF VENICE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dermis vascularization; Flame cone cells; MR cells; Pavement cells; Skin

Indexed keywords

ECOMORPHOLOGY; FUNCTIONAL ROLE; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY;

CONUS FLAVESCENS; HIPPOCAMPINAE; HIPPOCAMPUS HIPPOCAMPUS; NEROPHIS OPHIDION; OPHIDION; SYNGNATHIDAE; SYNGNATHINAE; SYNGNATHUS ABASTER;

EID: 0036999012     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2002.tb02490.x     Document Type: Article

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