Two Morphological Types of Pineal Window in Catfish in Relation to Photophase and Scotophase Activity: A Morphological and Experimental Study

Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A: Comparative Experimental Biology

Volumn 295, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 17-28

  Srivastava, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATFISH; CYTOLOGY; DARKNESS; HISTOLOGY; LIGHT; MELANOPHORE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PINEAL BODY; SKIN; SKULL;

ANIMALS; CATFISHES; DARKNESS; LIGHT; MELANOPHORES; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHOTOPERIOD; PINEAL GLAND; SKIN; SKULL;

BATRACHOIDES; CATFISH; CLARIAS; CLARIAS BATRACHUS; HETEROPNEUSTES FOSSILIS; MELANOPHORA; MYSTUS VITTATUS; PISCES;

EID: 0347525803     PISSN: 0022104X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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