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OEUF SEMI-FLOTTANT [1 record]

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Record 1 2023-06-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Marine Biology
  • Embryology
  • Fish
CONT

[The] fishes are broadcast spawners that produce nonadhesive, semibuoyant eggs ... Soon after spawning, eggs swell to about 3 mm in diameter and become semibuoyant as water fills the large perivitelline space surrounding the 1 mm diameter embryos ...

OBS

semibuoyant egg; semi-buoyant egg: designations usually used in the plural.

Key term(s)
  • semi buoyant egg
  • semibuoyant eggs
  • semi-buoyant eggs
  • semi buoyant eggs

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biologie marine
  • Embryologie
  • Poissons
CONT

Les œufs fécondés de poisson peuvent être de différents types [comme les] œufs semi-flottants [qui sont non-adhérents et] dont le poids spécifique est plus élevé que celui de l'eau [...]

OBS

œuf semi-flottant : désignation habituellement utilisée au pluriel.

Key term(s)
  • œufs semi-flottants

Spanish

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