Investment in testes, sperm-duct glands and lipid reserves differs between male morphs but not between early and late breeding season in Pomatoschistus minutus

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 76, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1609-1625

  Kvarnemo, C ^a   Svensson, O ^b   Manson, W ^c  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^c DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND CONSERVATION   (Australia)

Author keywords

Accessory glands; Gobiidae; Gonado somatic index; Parasitic spawning; Seminal vesicles

Indexed keywords

LIPID;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; HISTOLOGY; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; PERCIFORMES; PHYSIOLOGY; PIGMENTATION; SEXUAL MATURATION; TESTIS;

ANIMALS; BODY SIZE; LIPIDS; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; PERCIFORMES; PIGMENTATION; SEXUAL MATURATION; TESTIS;

GOBIIDAE; POMATOSCHISTUS MINUTUS;

EID: 77953764182     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2010.02587.x     Document Type: Article

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