Vitellogenesis in the Northern octopus, Eledone cirrhosa
The Northern octopus, <i>Eledone cirrhosa</i>, has a lifespan of approximately two years, breeding once in its second year. The ovary of <i>E. cirrhosa</i> ranges from around 0.15% of the body weight of immature animals to around 20% at full maturity. This hundredfold increas...
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University of Aberdeen
1992
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| Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.331942 |