Reproductive biology of the deep-sea asteroid Henricia abyssicola from the NE Atlantic Ocean;Biología reproductiva del asteroideo de mar profundo Henricia abyssicola en el Atlántico NE

Ciencias Marinas

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 49-58

  Benitez Villalobos F ^a   Diaz Martinez J P ^a   Tyler, P A ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DEL MAR   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asteroidea; Deep sea biology; Echinoderm biology; Marine invertebrate reproduction; NE Atlantic

Indexed keywords

DEEP-SEA ORGANISM; ECHINODERM; FECUNDITY; HISTOLOGY; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTHEAST);

ASTERIAS; CAELORINCHUS; ECHINODERMATA; HENRICIA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 34247158545     PISSN: 01853880     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7773/cm.v33i1.329     Document Type: Article

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