Plasma concentrations of sex steroids and fighting in male Tilapia zillii

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 695-697

  Neat, F C ^a   Mayer, I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

11 ketotestosterone; Fighting; Gonadosomatic index; Testosterone; Tilapia

Indexed keywords

TILAPIA ZILLII;

EID: 0033104787     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jfbi.1998.0897     Document Type: Article

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