The ontogenetic development of egg-spots in the haplochromine cichlid fish Astatotilapia burtoni

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 78, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1588-1593

  Heule, C ^a   Salzburger, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Adaptive radiation; Egg dummies; Key innovation; Ontogeny; Photographic series

Indexed keywords

AGE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; CICHLID; ENVIRONMENT; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; MALE;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; BODY SIZE; CICHLIDS; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; MALE;

ASTATOTILAPIA BURTONI; CICHLIDAE;

EID: 79955485924     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2011.02944.x     Document Type: Article

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