A technique for the temporary application and augmentation of pigment patterns in fish

Ethology

Volumn 105, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 431-438

  Hoefler, Chad D ^a,b   Morris, Molly R ^a  

^a OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BALL STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHODOLOGY; PIGMENT; SECONDARY SEXUAL CHARACTERISTICS;

XIPHOPHORUS CORTEZI;

EID: 0033026296     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0310.1999.00400.x     Document Type: Article

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