Regulation of post-larval development in the European eel: Thyroid hormone level, progress of pigmentation and changes in behaviour

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 168-175

  Jegstrup, I M ^a,b   Rosenkilde, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Anguilla anguilla; Development; Glass eels; Hormones; Metamorphosis; Thyroxine

Indexed keywords

EEL; HORMONE; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; METAMORPHOSIS; PIGMENT;

ATLANTIC COAST [FRANCE]; EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; WESTERN EUROPE;

ANGUILLA ANGUILLA; ANGUILLIFORMES;

EID: 2342575596     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1095-8649.2003.00138.x     Document Type: Article

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