Paternal mouthbrooding in the black-chinned tilapia, Sarotherodon melanotheron (Pisces: Cichlidae): Changes in gonadal steroids and potential for vitellogenin transfer to larvae

Hormones and Behavior

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 40-48

  Kishida, Mitsuyo ^a   Specker, Jennifer L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Parental care; Provisioning offspring; Steroid hormones; Teleost; Vitellogenin

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; ESTRADIOL;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FISH; HATCHING; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; TELEOST;

EID: 0034061613     PISSN: 0018506X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/hbeh.1999.1556     Document Type: Article

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