Evidence of thermolabile sex determination in pejerrey

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 643-651

  Strussmann C A ^a   Moriyama, S ^a   Hanke, E F ^a   Calsina Cota, J C ^a   Takashima, F ^a  

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

Author keywords

Atherinidae; Environmental sex determination; Odontesthes bonariensis; Pejerrey; Sex determination; Temperature dependent sex determination

Indexed keywords

SEX DETERMINATION; TEMPERATURE;

ODONTESTHES BONARIENSIS;

EID: 0030447231     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.1996.tb01459.x     Document Type: Article

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