Maternal provisioning in Ophionereis fasciata and O. schayeri: Brittle stars with contrasting modes of development

Biological Bulletin

Volumn 211, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 204-207

  Falkner, Inke ^a   Byrne, Maria ^a   Sewell, Mary A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; ECHINODERM; EGG PRODUCTION; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; LIPID; PARENTAL INVESTMENT; PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECHINODERM; EGG YOLK; ENERGY METABOLISM; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; METABOLISM; OOCYTE; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; ECHINODERMATA; EGG YOLK; ENERGY METABOLISM; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; OVUM;

ECHINODERMATA; OPHIONEREIS FASCIATA; OPHIUROIDEA;

EID: 33845969552     PISSN: 00063185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4134542     Document Type: Article

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