Sex reversal in black crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus: Effect of oral administration of 17α-methyltestosterone on two age classes

Aquaculture

Volumn 158, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 155-165

  Al Ablani, Salam A ^a   Phelps, Ronald P ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

17 methyltestosterone; Black crappie; hCG; Monosex; Ovolestis; Sex reversal

Indexed keywords

POMOXIS NIGROMACULATUS;

EID: 0031458544     PISSN: 00448486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0044-8486(97)00213-5     Document Type: Article

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