Dual appearance of xanthophores, and ontogenetic changes in other pigment cells during early development of Japanese flounder Paralichthys olivaceus

Fisheries Science

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 243-250

  Nakamura, Mitsuo ^a   Seikai, Tadahisa ^b   Aritaki, Masato ^c,d   Masuda, Reiji ^e   Tanaka, Masaru ^a,e,f   Tagawa, Masatomo ^a,e  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b FUKUI PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c JAPAN FISHERIES RESEARCH AND EDUCATION AGENCY   (Japan)

^d FISHERIES RESEARCH AGENCY   (Japan)

^e KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^f UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA SABAH   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Asymmetrical development; Flatfish; Japanese flounder; Larval and adult type; Metamorphosis; Ontogeny; Pigment cell; Xanthophore

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; LEUCOPHORA; PARALICHTHYS OLIVACEUS; PLEURONECTIFORMES; PLEURONECTOIDEI;

EID: 77951977270     PISSN: 09199268     EISSN: 14442906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12562-009-0209-7     Document Type: Article

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