Effect of parental age and associated size on fecundity, growth and survival in the yellow seahorse Hippocampus kuda

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 209, Issue 16, 2006, Pages 3055-3061

  Dzyuba, Borys ^a   Van Look, Katrien J W ^b   Cliffe, Alex ^c   Koldewey, Heather J ^c   Holt, William V ^b  

^a INSTITUTE FOR PROBLEMS OF CRYOBIOLOGY AND CRYOMEDICINE   (Ukraine)

^b INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^c ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attachment site; Barker hypothesis; Embryo; Foetal origins hypothesis; Hippocampus kuda; Post natal growth; Pouch; Yellow seahorse

Indexed keywords

AGE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FERTILITY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; MALE; MORTALITY; PHYSIOLOGY; SMEGMAMORPHA;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; BODY SIZE; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FERTILITY; MALE; MORTALITY; SMEGMAMORPHA;

HIPPOCAMPINAE; HIPPOCAMPUS (FISH); HIPPOCAMPUS KUDA; MAMMALIA; SYNGNATHIDAE; SYNGNATHINAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 33749170273     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.02336     Document Type: Article

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