Sexual dimorphism and gonadal development of the Australian longfinned river eel

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 137-152

  Walsh, C T ^a,b   Pease, B C ^a   Booth, D J ^b  

^a NSW Fisheries   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anguilla reinhardtii; Gonad development; Sexual dimorphism

Indexed keywords

EEL; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; SEXUAL MATURITY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES;

ANGUILLA DIEFFENBACHII; ANGUILLA REINHARDTII; ANGUILLIFORMES;

EID: 0742308142     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1095-8649.2003.00136.x     Document Type: Article

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