A hermaphroditic Port Jackson shark, Heterodontus portusjacksoni, with complete and separate female and male reproductive tracts

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Volumn 85, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1171-1172

  Jones, A A ^a   White, W T ^a   Potter, I C ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HERMAPHRODITE; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; SHARK;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; WESTERN AUSTRALIA; WORLD;

CHONDRICHTHYES; HETERODONTIDAE; HETERODONTIFORMES; HETERODONTUS PORTUSJACKSONI;

EID: 26444568209     PISSN: 00253154     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0025315405012269     Document Type: Article

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