Reproductive costs to male and female worm pipefish

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 767-773

  Lyons, D O ^a,b   Dunne, J J ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^b Central Fisheries Board Ireland   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Brooding; Reproduction; Somatic condition; Syngnathidae

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; REPRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE COST; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE;

NEROPHIS LUMBRICIFORMIS; SYNGNATHIDAE;

EID: 1942458407     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1095-8649.2003.00061.x     Document Type: Article

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