Sex differences in the responses of serum calcium concentrations to temperature and estrogen in tilapia, Oreochromis mossambicus

Zoological Studies

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 55-60

  Tsai, Ching Lin ^a   Wang, Li Hsueh ^a  

^a NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Estradiol; Serum calcium; Sex difference; Temperature; Tilapia

Indexed keywords

OREOCHROMIS MOSSAMBICUS; TILAPIA;

EID: 0033634620     PISSN: 10215506     EISSN: 1810522X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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