Reproductive biology of ophiocoma aethiops and O. alexandri (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea) from Estacahuite Bay, Oaxaca, Mexico

Aquatic Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 119-128

  Benítez Villalobos, Francisco ^a   Aguilar Duarte, Catalina ^a   Avila Poveda, Omar Hernando ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DEL MAR   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Brittle stars; Echinoderms; Environmental factors; Fecundity; Histology; Mexican pacific; Ophiocoma; Reproductive cycle

Indexed keywords

CERCOCEBUS; ECHINODERMATA; OPHIOCOMA; OPHIUROIDEA;

EID: 84869026420     PISSN: 18647782     EISSN: 18647790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ab00467     Document Type: Article

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