Sexual development and reproductive cycle of the Eyespot skate Atlantoraja cyclophora (Regan, 1903) (Chondrichthyes: Rajidae: Arhynchobatinae), in southeastern Brazil

Acta Adriatica

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 73-87

  Oddone, María Cristina ^a   Norbis, Walter ^b   Mancini, Patricia L ^c   Amorim, Alberto F ^d  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b Dirección Nacional de Recursos Acuáticos DINARA   (Uruguay)

^c CEPSUL   (Brazil)

^d INSTITUTO DE PESCA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Clasper; Egg bearing; Elasmobranchs; Follicles; Gonads; Reproduction; Sexual resting period

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL CYCLE; BODY SIZE; BREEDING POPULATION; FINFISH; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REPRODUCTIVE CYCLE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEXUAL MATURITY;

BRAZIL; GUARUJA; SAO PAULO [BRAZIL]; SOUTH AMERICA;

ARHYNCHOBATINAE; ATLANTORAJA CYCLOPHORA; CHONDRICHTHYES; ELASMOBRANCHII; RAJIDAE;

EID: 52249123064     PISSN: 00015113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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