Long-term changes in reproductive patterns of the holothurian Oneirophanta mutabilis from the Porcupine Abyssal Plain

Marine Biology

Volumn 146, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 683-693

  Ramirez Llodra, E ^a   Reid, W D K ^a   Billett, D S M ^a  

^a NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FECUNDITY; LONG-TERM CHANGE; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; SEX RATIO; ZOOBENTHOS;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; OCEANIC REGIONS; PORCUPINE ABYSSAL PLAIN; WORLD;

ERETHIZON DORSATUM; HOLOTHURIA; ONEIROPHANTA MUTABILIS;

EID: 15244353681     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-004-1470-z     Document Type: Review

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