Environmental control of gonadal development in the tropical damselfish Chrysiptera cyanea

Marine Biology Research

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 462-469

  Bapary, Mohammad Abu Jafor ^a   Fainuulelei, Pouvave ^a,b   Takemura, Akihiro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

^b Department of Fisheries and Agriculture   (Samoa)

Author keywords

Histology; Ovary; Photoperiod; Pomacentridae; Reproductive cycle; Temperature

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HISTOLOGY; PERCIFORM; PHOTOPERIOD; REPRODUCTIVE CYCLE; SPAWNING; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT; WATER TEMPERATURE;

CHRYSIPTERA CYANEA; POMACENTRIDAE;

EID: 70449558475     PISSN: 17451000     EISSN: 17451019     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17451000802644722     Document Type: Article

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