Body size determines the number of scales in cyprinid fishes as inferred from hormonal manipulation of developmental rate

Journal of Applied Ichthyology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 393-397

  Levin, B A ^a,b   Bolotovskiy, A A ^a   Levina, M A ^a  

^a PAPANIN INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGY OF INLAND WATERS   (Russian Federation)

^b SEVERTSOV INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABRAMIS BRAMA; CYPRINIDAE; PISCES; RUTILUS RUTILUS;

EID: 84861321666     PISSN: 01758659     EISSN: 14390426     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0426.2012.02000.x     Document Type: Article

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