Characteristic gonad structure in the gobiid genus Lythrypnus with comparisons to other hermaphroditic gobies

Copeia

Volumn , Issue 3, 1998, Pages 720-724

  Mary, Colette M St ^a  

^a University of Florida ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GOBIIDAE; LYTHRYPNUS;

EID: 3543023857     PISSN: 00458511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1447803     Document Type: Article

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