Reproductive ecology and operational sex ratio of worm pipefish (Nerophis lumbriciformis) in Irish waters

Biology and Environment

Volumn 105, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 9-14

  Lyons, David O ^a   Dunne, James J ^b  

^a National Parks and Wildlife Service Ireland   (Ireland)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NEROPHIS LUMBRICIFORMIS; OSTEICHTHYES; SYNGNATHIDAE;

EID: 18944391201     PISSN: 07917945     EISSN: 2009003X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3318/BIOE.2005.105.1.9     Document Type: Article

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