The reproductive cycle of the asteroid Coscinasterias muricata in Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 332, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 188-197

  Georgiades, E T ^a,b   Temara, A ^a   Holdway, D A ^b  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ONTARIO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Asteroid; Coscinasterias; Echinodermata; Photoperiod; Progesterone; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

FISH; GAMETOGENESIS; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NUTRIENT; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; REPRODUCTIVE CYCLE; SPAWNING; STEROID; TRANSLOCATION;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; PORT PHILLIP BAY; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

COSCINASTERIAS MURICATA;

EID: 33748124984     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2005.11.014     Document Type: Article

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