Reproductive biology of female big-bellied seahorses

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 717-725

  Poortenaar, C W ^a   Woods, C M C ^a   James, P J ^a   Giambartolomei, F M ^b   Lokman, P M ^c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Gonado somatic index; Ovarian; Reproduction; Seahorse; Steroids; Syngnathidae

Indexed keywords

FISH; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; STEROID;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND; WELLINGTON [NORTH ISLAND]; WELLINGTON HARBOUR;

ANIMALIA; HIPPOCAMPINAE; HIPPOCAMPUS ABDOMINALIS; PYRUS COMMUNIS; SYNGNATHIDAE;

EID: 1642372461     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2004.00341.x     Document Type: Article

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