The annual cycle of spermatogenesis in Lipophrys pholis (Blenniidae), a recently proposed sentinel species for pollution monitoring

Ichthyological Research

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 360-365

  Ferreira, Filipa ^a   Santos, Miguel Machado ^a   Reis Henriques, Maria Armanda ^a   Vieira, Maria Natividade ^a,b   Monteiro, Nuno Miguel ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^c CENTRO DE INVESTIGAÇÃO EM BIODIVERSIDADE E RECURSOS GENÉTICOS   (Portugal)

^d UNIVERSIDADE FERNANDO PESSOA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Gonadal development; Lipophrys pholis; Reproduction; Sentinel species; Spermatogenesis

Indexed keywords

BLENNIIDAE; LIPOPHRYS PHOLIS;

EID: 80955133886     PISSN: 13418998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10228-011-0224-4     Document Type: Article

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