Functional physiology of lantern shark (Etmopterus spinax) luminescent pattern: Differential hormonal regulation of luminous zones

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 213, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1852-1858

  Claes, Julien M ^a   Mallefet, Jérôme ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Bioluminescence; Chondrichthyes; Melatonin; Photophores; Prolactin; Sexual dimorphism

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN; PROLACTIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; LUMINESCENCE; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SHARK;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; LUMINESCENCE; MALE; MELATONIN; PROLACTIN; SHARKS;

CHONDRICHTHYES; ETMOPTERUS SPINAX;

EID: 77952738567     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.041947     Document Type: Article

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