Hormonal sex reversal of tilapias: Implications of hormone treatment application in closed water systems

Aquaculture Research

Volumn 28, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 841-845

  Abucay, J S ^a   Mair, G C ^b  

^a CENTRAL LUZON STATE UNIVERSITY   (Philippines)

^b SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS; TILAPIA;

EID: 0030842241     PISSN: 1355557X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2109.1997.tb01008.x     Document Type: Article

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