Dietary administration of androgens induces sterility in the female-heterogametic black molly, Poecilia sphenops (Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1846)

Aquaculture Research

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 167-175

  George, T ^a,b   Pandian, T J ^a  

^a MADURAI KAMARAJ UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b Mahathma Gandhi University   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POECILIA SPHENOPS;

EID: 0031898854     PISSN: 1355557X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2109.1998.00951.x     Document Type: Article

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