1999
DOI: 10.1139/cjz-77-6-959
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Spontaneous and induced metamorphosis in the American brook lamprey, <i>Lampetra appendix</i>

Abstract: Abstract:We described the seven stages of spontaneous metamorphosis in the American brook lamprey (Lampetra appendix) and assessed the importance of size as a determinant of spontaneous and induced metamorphosis. Serum concentrations of the thyroid hormones (TH) thyroxine (T 4 ) and triiodothyronine (T 3 ) were measured in metamorphosing and nonmetamorphosing L. appendix. The sequence of stages in metamorphosis and changes in the relative lengths of most body regions were consistent with data reported for othe… Show more

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