Sex differentiation of channel catfish gonads: Normal development and effects of temperature

Journal of Experimental Zoology

Volumn 276, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 209-218

  Patiño, Reynaldo ^a   Davis, Kenneth B ^b   Schoore, Jerolyn E ^a,e   Uguz, Cevdet ^a   Strüssmann, Carlos A ^c   Parker, Nick C ^a   Simco, Bill A ^b   Goudie, Cheryl A ^d  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

^c TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF MARINE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^d AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^e NONE   (United States)

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EID: 0029805209     PISSN: 0022104X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-010X(19961015)276:3<209::AID-JEZ5>3.0.CO;2-R     Document Type: Article

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