Reproductive seasonality of Southern African inshore and estuarine invertebrates - A biogeographic review

African Zoology

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-17

  Hodgson, Alan N ^a  

^a RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Biogeographic region; Breeding; Larval settlement; Spawning

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOGRAPHY; BREEDING; ESTUARINE ORGANISM; GAMETOGENESIS; INVERTEBRATE; LARVAL SETTLEMENT; REPRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE STATUS; SEASONALITY; SPAWNING;

INVERTEBRATA; MOLLUSCA;

EID: 77952568204     PISSN: 15627020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3377/004.045.0114     Document Type: Article

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