Observations of the reduction of external gill filaments during larval development in Heterotis niloticus

Belgian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 137, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 247-249

  Hermens, Michaël ^a   Daffé, Mamina ^b   Vandewalle, Pierre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CHEIKH ANTA DIOP   (Senegal)

Author keywords

External gills; Heterotis niloticus; Larval development; Resorptions

Indexed keywords

HETEROTIS NILOTICUS;

EID: 47549086582     PISSN: 07776276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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