Reproductive biology of Rhabdosargus sarba (Sparidae) in Western Australian waters, in which it is a rudimentary hermaphrodite

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Volumn 83, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1333-1346

  Alex Hesp, S ^a   Potter, Ian C ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE AT MATURITY; HERMAPHRODITE; PERCIFORM; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; SHARK BAY; SWAN ESTUARY; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

CHONDRICHTHYES; CYGNUS; PERCIFORMES; RHABDOSARGUS; RHABDOSARGUS SARBA; SPARIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 1042267140     PISSN: 00253154     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0025315403008786     Document Type: Article

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