Physiological study of larval fishes: Challenges and opportunities;Estudio fisiológico de larvas de peces: Retos y oportunidades

Scientia Marina

Volumn 73, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages 99-110

  Burggren, Warren ^a   Blank, Tara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Allometry; Development; Epigenetics; Evolution; Larval fish; Physiological techniques

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRY; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; EVOLUTION; FISH; LARVA; MORPHOLOGY; NEUROLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALIA; PISCES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 70350102716     PISSN: 02148358     EISSN: 18868134     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3989/scimar.2009.73s1099     Document Type: Article

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