The relationship between egg size and the rate of early development in Arctic charr, Salvelinus alpinus

Environmental Biology of Fishes

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 463-468

  Valdimarsson, Sveinn K ^a,b   Skúlason, Skúli ^a   Snorrason, Sigurour S ^a,c  

^a HÓLAR UNIVERSITY COLLEGE   (Iceland)

^b Reykjanes Environmental Research Institute   (Iceland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

Author keywords

Embryology; Maternal effects; Salmonids

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; EGG SIZE; SALMONID;

SALMONIDAE; SALVELINUS ALPINUS; SALVELINUS FONTINALIS;

EID: 2442577074     PISSN: 03781909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021107712866     Document Type: Article

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