Osmoregulatory role of the paternal brood pouch for two Syngnathus species

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - A Molecular and Integrative Physiology

Volumn 154, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 98-104

  Ripley, Jennifer L ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brood pouch; Embryonic development; Ion transfer; Osmoregulation; Syngnathus floridae; Syngnathus fuscus

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; MAGNESIUM; POTASSIUM; SODIUM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CALCIUM BLOOD LEVEL; DRY MASS; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; FISH; HATCHING; MAGNESIUM BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NONHUMAN; OSMOLALITY; OSMOREGULATION; POTASSIUM BLOOD LEVEL; SODIUM BLOOD LEVEL; SYNGNATHUS FLORIDAE; SYNGNATHUS FUSCUS;

EQUIDAE; PISCES; SYNGNATHIDAE; SYNGNATHINAE; SYNGNATHUS; SYNGNATHUS FLORIDAE; SYNGNATHUS FUSCUS; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 67649794801     PISSN: 10956433     EISSN: 15314332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2009.05.003     Document Type: Article

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