Implications of different brood pouch structures in syngnathid reproduction

The evolutionary radiation of the family Syngnathidae was accompanied by a diversification of structures involved in male parental care whose anatomical variations may signal differences in reproductive strategies, with increasing egg protection possibly affecting female investment in offspring or l...

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Main Author: Monteiro, Nuno Miguel (author)
Other Authors: Almada, Vítor Carvalho (author), Vieira, Maria Natividade (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2012
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.12/1462
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio.ispa.pt:10400.12/1462