The use of histological techniques to study the reproductive biology of the hermaphroditic Mediterranean fishes coris julis, serranus scriba, and diplodus annularis

Marine and Coastal Fisheries

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 145-159

  Alonso Fernández, Alexandre ^a   Alós, Josep ^b   Grau, Amalia ^c   Domínguez Petit, Rosario ^a   Saborido Rey, Fran ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES MARINAS   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT DE LES ILLES BALEARS   (Spain)

^c Govern de les Illes Balears   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHOSARGUS RHOMBOIDALIS; CORIS JULIS; DIPLODUS ANNULARIS; PISCES; SERRANUS SCRIBA;

EID: 80053572492     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19425120     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19425120.2011.556927     Document Type: Article

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