Gonadal morphology in the self-fertilizing mangrove killifish, Kryptolebias marmoratus

Ichthyological Research

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 427-430

  Sakakura, Yoshitaka ^a   Soyano, Kiyoshi ^a   Noakes, David L G ^b,c   Hagiwara, Atsushi ^a  

^a NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^c OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gonad; Hermaphrodite; Histology; Rivulus marmoratus; Self fertilization

Indexed keywords

CYPRINODONTIFORMES; FUNDULUS HETEROCLITUS; KRYPTOLEBIAS MARMORATUS;

EID: 33845383098     PISSN: 13418998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10228-006-0362-2     Document Type: Article

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