Embryonic development in Octopus aegina Gray, 1849

Current Science

Volumn 91, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1089-1092

  Ignatius, Boby ^a   Srinivasan, M ^b  

^a CENTRAL MARINE FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Egg index; Embryonic development; Hatchlings; Octopus aegina

Indexed keywords

CEPHALOPODA; OCTOPUS; OCTOPUS AEGINA; SEPIA; SEPIELLA;

EID: 33750970872     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: 00113891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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