Reproductive biology of the starfish Pharia pyramidatus (Echinodermata: Asteroidea) from the Mexican tropical Pacific

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Volumn 92, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1409-1418

  Benítez Villalobos, Francisco ^a   Martínez García, Maritza ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DEL MAR   (Mexico)

Author keywords

gonad index; Mexican tropical Pacific; Pharia pyramidatus; pyloric caecum index; reproductive biology; starfish

Indexed keywords

ECHINODERM; FECUNDITY; GAMETOGENESIS; GENERALIST; HISTOLOGY; PHOTOPERIOD; RAINFALL; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SYNCHRONY; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TIME SERIES; UPWELLING;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; PACIFIC COAST [MEXICO]; PACIFIC COAST [NORTH AMERICA]; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (TROPICAL);

ASTERIAS; ASTEROIDEA; ECHINODERMATA;

EID: 84865960656     PISSN: 00253154     EISSN: 14697769     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0025315412000070     Document Type: Article

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