Reproductive strategies and developmental aspects in mormyrid and gymnotiform fishes

Journal of Physiology Paris

Volumn 96, Issue 5-6, 2002, Pages 557-566

  Kirschbaum, Frank ^a   Schugardt, Christian ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF FRESHWATER ECOLOGY AND INLAND FISHERIES   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cyclical reproduction; Fecundity; Gymnotiforms; Mormyrids; Reproductive strategies

Indexed keywords

APTERONOTUS LEPTORHYNCHUS; ARTICLE; BRACHYHYPOPOMUS PINNICAUDATUS; BREEDING; CAMPYLOMORMYRUS CASSAICUS; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONDUCTANCE; DEVELOPMENT; EIGENMANNIA LINEATA; FERTILITY; FISH; GYMNOTIFORMES; GYMNOTUS CARAPO; HIPPOPOTAMYRUS PICTUS; NONHUMAN; ONTOGENY; PETROEPHALUS SOUDANENSIS; POLLIMYRUS ISIDORI; REPRODUCTION; RHAMPHICHTHYS; SPAWNING; STERNOPYGUS MACRURUS;

EID: 0042324258     PISSN: 09284257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0928-4257(03)00011-1     Document Type: Article

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