Reproductive histology of Tomeurus gracilis Eigenmann, 1909 (Teleostei: Atherinomorpha: Poeciliidae) with comments on evolution of viviparity in atherinomorph fishes

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 271, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1399-1406

  Parenti, Lynne R ^a   Lonostro, Fabiana L ^b   Grier, Harry J ^a,c  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^c Fish and Wildlife Research Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Egg morphology; Embryoparity zygoparity; Spermatozeugma; Testis types; Zona pellucida

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CYTOLOGY; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; FISH; HISTOLOGY; MALE; OOCYTE; OVARY; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SPERMATOZOON; TESTIS; ULTRASTRUCTURE; VIVIPARITY;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; FEMALE; FISHES; MALE; OVARY; OVUM; REPRODUCTION; SPERMATOZOA; TESTIS; VIVIPARITY, NONMAMMALIAN;

EID: 79952200990     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: 10974687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmor.10886     Document Type: Article

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