Gametogenesis and reproductive behavior in the echinoid Lytechinus variegatus

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 233, Issue , 2002, Pages 157-168

  McCarthy, Daniel A ^a   Young, Craig M ^a  

^a FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggregations; Behavior; Echinoid; Gametogenesis; Lytechinus; Movement

Indexed keywords

ECHINODERM; GAMETOGENESIS; MOVEMENT; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR;

ECHINODERMATA; ECHINOIDA; ECHINOIDEA; INVERTEBRATA; LYTECHINUS; LYTECHINUS VARIEGATUS;

EID: 0037150373     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps233157     Document Type: Article

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