In vivo investigation of oocyte transit and maturation in a broadcast-spawning holothurian

Invertebrate Biology

Volumn 126, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 81-89

  Hamel, Jean François ^a   Mercier, Annie ^b  

^a Portugal Cove St Philips   (Canada)

^b MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

Gonoduct; Holothuria leucospilota; Sea cucumber; Spawning

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; HOLOTHURIA; HOLOTHURIA LEUCOSPILOTA; HOLOTHUROIDEA;

EID: 34047225102     PISSN: 10778306     EISSN: 17447410     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7410.2007.00079.x     Document Type: Review

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