Endocrinology of sound production in fishes

Marine and Freshwater Behaviour and Physiology

Volumn 29, Issue 1-4, 1997, Pages 23-45

  Fine, Michael L ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Development; Mating call; Muscle; Sexual dimorphism; Steroid; Swimbladder; Toadfish

Indexed keywords

AVES; BATRACHOIDIDAE GEN. SP.; CYNOSCION REGALIS; MAMMALIA; OPSANUS TAU; OSTREIDAE; PISCES; PORICHTHYS; PORICHTHYS NOTATUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0002371712     PISSN: 10236244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10236249709378999     Document Type: Article

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