Effects of temperature on the deformity and sex differentiation of tilapia, Oreochromis mossambicus

Journal of Experimental Zoology

Volumn 286, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 534-537

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

^a NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; FEMALE; GONAD; MALE; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; SPINE; TEMPERATURE; TILAPIA;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; GONADS; MALE; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; SPINE; TEMPERATURE; TILAPIA;

ANIMALIA; OREOCHROMIS MOSSAMBICUS; TILAPIA;

EID: 0034177386     PISSN: 0022104X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-010X(20000401)286:5<534::AID-JEZ11>3.0.CO;2-2     Document Type: Article

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