Reproductive aspects of the velvet belly lantern shark Etmopterus spinax (Condrichthyes: Etmopteridae), from the central western Mediterranean sea. Notes on gametogenesis and oviducal gland microstructure.
In this paper, the reproductive biology of the velvet belly lanternshark Etmopterus spinax was analyzed in Sardinian waters (central western Mediterranean). This species was sexually dimorphic with females growing to a larger size than males. Marked sexual dimorphism in size was also observed along...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Hellenic Centre for Marine Research
2013-11-01
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| Series: | Mediterranean Marine Science |
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| Online Access: | https://ejournals.epublishing.ekt.gr/index.php/hcmr-med-mar-sc/article/view/12502 |