Gametogenesis in the dragonfishes Akarotaxis nudiceps and Bathydraco marri (Pisces, Notothenioidei: Bathydraconidae) from the Ross Sea

Antarctic Science

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 64-70

  La Mesa, Mario ^a   Caputo, Vincenzo ^b   Eastman, Joseph T ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCES   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

^c OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antarctica; Bathydraconid; Histology; Oogenesis; Reproduction; Spermatogenesis

Indexed keywords

FECUNDITY; GAMETOGENESIS; HISTOLOGY; JUVENILE; MATURATION; PERCIFORM; REPRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE EFFORT;

ROSS SEA; SOUTHERN OCEAN;

AKAROTAXIS NUDICEPS; BATHYDRACO MARRI; BATHYDRACONIDAE; NOTOTHENIOIDEI; PISCES;

EID: 34247605575     PISSN: 09541020     EISSN: 13652079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0954102007000090     Document Type: Article

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