Evidence that temperature change cues reproductive development in the spiny damselfish, Acanthochromis polyacanthus

Environmental Biology of Fishes

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 187-196

  Hilder, Mark L ^a   Pankhurst, Ned W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Damselfish; Gonadal steroids; Reproduction; Spawning; Temperature

Indexed keywords

FISH; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; SEXUAL MATURITY; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ACANTHOCHROMIS POLYACANTHUS; CHROMIS CHROMIS; POLYACANTHUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0037904615     PISSN: 03781909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023601729203     Document Type: Article

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