Monosex male production in finfish as exemplified by tilapia: Applications, problems, and prospects

Aquaculture

Volumn 197, Issue 1-4, 2001, Pages 283-301

  Beardmore, J A ^a   Mair, G C ^a   Lewis, R I ^b  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

GMT; Monosex; Tilapia

Indexed keywords

AQUACULTURE METHOD; FISH; MALE;

AVES; MAMMALIA; OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS; PISCES; REPTILIA; TILAPIA;

EID: 0035371605     PISSN: 00448486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0044-8486(01)00590-7     Document Type: Article

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