Reproductive biology of the eastern shovelnose stingaree Trygonoptera imitata from south-eastern Australia

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 60, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 845-860

  Trinnie, Fabian I ^a,b   Walker, Terence I ^b,c   Jones, Paul L ^a   Laurenson, Laurie J ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Gestation; Maternity; Maturity; Ovulation; Reproduction.

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL CYCLE; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BYCATCH; EGG SIZE; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; MATERNAL CARE; MATURATION; PARTURITION; PELAGIC FISH; PHYLOGENETICS; PREGNANCY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; VIVIPARITY;

AUSTRALIA;

BATOIDEA; DASYATIS CENTROURA; UROLOPHIDAE; UROLOPHUS;

EID: 73549111315     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF08165     Document Type: Article

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