Biology of the Antarctic dragonfish Vomeridens infuscipinnis (Notothenioidei: Bathydraconidae)

Antarctic Science

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 18-26

  Kuhn, Kristen L ^a   Near, Thomas J ^a   Detrich III, H William ^b   Eastman, Joseph T ^c  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

bone and cartilage histology; buoyancy; diet; meristics; reproduction; somatic lipid; vomerine teeth

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; BODY MASS; BONE; BUOYANCY; FECUNDITY; HISTOLOGY; MORPHOMETRY; PERCIFORM; REPRODUCTIVE STATUS; TOOTH;

BATHYDRACONIDAE; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); EUPHAUSIA SUPERBA; EUPHAUSIACEA; NOTOTHENIOIDEI;

EID: 79951768070     PISSN: 09541020     EISSN: 13652079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S095410201000060X     Document Type: Article

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