Aspects of gametogenesis in deep-sea Asteroidea from the Rockall Trough, N.E. Atlantic Ocean

Samples of deep-sea asteroids were collected in a time-series from a station at 2200m in the northern Rockall Trough. These were supplemented by specimens from less regular samplings at other stations. Gametogenic cycles were analysed by determination of gonad and gut caecum indices and oocyte size-...

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Main Author: Pain, S. L.
Published: Swansea University 1983
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.638398