Semicystic spermatogenesis and reproductive strategy in Ophidion barbatum (Pisces, Ophidiidae)

Acta Zoologica

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 295-300

  Hernandez M R ^a,b   Sabat M ^a   Munoz M ^a   Casadevall, M ^a  

^a Campus de Montilivi   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Ophidion barbatum; Reproductive strategy; Semicystic; Spermatogenesis

Indexed keywords

EEL; MATING BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SPERM;

OPHIDIIDAE; OPHIDION BARBATUM; PISCES;

EID: 29044436681     PISSN: 00017272     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-6395.2005.00214.x     Document Type: Article

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