Morphology of brood pouch formation in the pot-bellied seahorse Hippocampus abdominalis

Morphology of brood pouch formation in the pot-bellied seahorse Hippocampus abdominalis

Abstract Background The reproductive strategies of vertebrates are diverse. Seahorses (Pisces: Syngnathidae) possess the unique characteristic of male pregnancy; i.e., males, not females, incubate embryos in a specialized structure called a ‘brood pouch’. The brood pouch is formed along the ventral...

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Main Authors: Mari Kawaguchi, Ryohei Okubo, Akari Harada, Kazuki Miyasaka, Kensuke Takada, Junya Hiroi, Shigeki Yasumasu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-10-01
Series:Zoological Letters
Subjects:
Seahorse
Brood pouch
Morphology
Immunohistochemistry
Development
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40851-017-0080-9

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