Scaling of rectal gland mass in the European lesser-spotted dogfish

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 749-752

  Anderson, W G ^a   Good, J P ^a   Franklin, C E ^b   Hazon, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Allometry; Elasmobranchs; Rectal gland; Scaling

Indexed keywords

ECOPHYSIOLOGY;

ELASMOBRANCHII; SCYLIORHINUS; SCYLIORHINUS CANICULA; SQUALUS ACANTHIAS;

EID: 0344925706     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1095-8649.2003.00058.x     Document Type: Article

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