Production of a high percentage of male offspring with a natural androgen, 11β-hydroxyandrostenedione (11βOHA4), in Florida red tilapia

Aquaculture

Volumn 216, Issue 1-4, 2003, Pages 55-65

  Desprez, Damien ^a,b,c   Géraz, Eddy ^b   Hoareau, Marie Claude ^a   Mélard, Charles ^c   Bosc, Pierre ^a   Baroiller, Jean François ^b,d  

^a ARDA   (France)

^b CIRAD   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^d CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

11 hydroxyandrostenedione; Florida red tilapia; Natural androgen; Sex reversal

Indexed keywords

FISH CULTURE; SEX REVERSAL;

TILAPIA;

EID: 0037429175     PISSN: 00448486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0044-8486(02)00276-4     Document Type: Article

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