Leptocephali, these unappreciated larvae;Les larves leptocéphales, ces méconneus

Cybium

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 83-95

  Lecomte Finiger, Raymonde ^b   Maunier, Caroline ^b   Khafif, Mehdi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE PERPIGNAN   (France)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Anatomy; Anguilliformes; Growth; Leptocephali; Metamorphosis; Morphology

Indexed keywords

ANGUILLIFORMES; APPENDICULARIA (CLASS); CHONDRICHTHYES; PISCES; SALIX; SALIX ARBUSCULOIDES;

EID: 4243188058     PISSN: 03990974     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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