Successful sex reversal of brook trout with 17α-methyldihydrotestosterone treatments

North American Journal of Aquaculture

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 235-239

  Galbreath, Peter F ^a   Adams, Nathan D ^a   Sherrill III, Lee W ^a  

^a WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FONTINALIS; ONCORHYNCHUS; ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; SALMONIDAE; SALVELINUS; SALVELINUS FONTINALIS;

EID: 0042814763     PISSN: 15222055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/C02-039     Document Type: Article

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