Presence of spawn-inducing pheromones in two brittle stars (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea)

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 292, Issue , 2005, Pages 195-201

  Soong, K ^a   Chang, D ^a   Chao, S M ^b  

^a NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL MUSEUM OF NATURAL SCIENCE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Brittle star; Pheromones; Spawning; Species specificity

Indexed keywords

CONSPECIFIC; PHEROMONE; SEXUAL SELECTION; SPAWNING;

ECHINODERMATA; OPHIOCOMA; OPHIOCOMA SCOLOPENDRINA; OPHIUROIDEA; VISCUM ALBUM;

EID: 20444448552     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps292195     Document Type: Article

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