Experimental induction of gonadal maturation and spawning in the giant jellyfish Nemopilema nomurai (Scyphozoa: Rhizostomeae)

Marine Biology

Volumn 152, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 667-676

  Ohtsu, Kohzoh ^a   Kawahara, Masato ^b   Ikeda, Hideki ^b   Uye, Shin Ichi ^b  

^a SHIMANE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FERTILIZATION (REPRODUCTION); JELLYFISH; MATURATION; MIMICRY; SPAWNING; SPERM;

PACIFIC OCEAN; SEA OF JAPAN;

ANIMALIA; HYDROIDA; NEMOPILEMA NOMURAI; RHIZOSTOMEAE; SCYPHOZOA;

EID: 34548034217     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-007-0722-0     Document Type: Article

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