Reproductive biology and embryonic development of Squalus blainvillei in the eastern Mediterranean Sea;Biología reproductiva y desarrollo embrionario de squalusblainvillei en el este del Mar Mediterráneo

Scientia Marina

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 237-249

  Kousteni, Vasiliki ^a   Megalofonou, Persefoni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Embryonic development; Fecundity; Maturity; Squalus blainvillei

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRY; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FECUNDITY; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; REPRODUCTIVE CYCLE; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL MATURITY; SHARK;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA (EAST);

SQUALUS; SQUALUS BLAINVILLE;

EID: 79959192394     PISSN: 02148358     EISSN: 18868134     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3989/scimar.2011.75n2237     Document Type: Article

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