Sex determination in crayfish: Are intersex Cherax quadricarinatus (Decapoda, Parastacidae) genetically females?

Genetical Research

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 107-116

  Parnes, S ^a   Khalaila, I ^a   Hulata, G ^b   Sagi, A ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL GENETICS; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BREEDING METHOD; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRAYFISH; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; FEMALE PSEUDOHERMAPHRODITISM; GAMETE; HYPOTHESIS; MALE; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PROGENY; SEX DETERMINATION; SEX RATIO;

ANIMALS; ASTACOIDEA; CROSSES, GENETIC; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HERMAPHRODITISM; MALE; MODELS, GENETIC; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEX DETERMINATION (GENETICS); SEX RATIO;

ANIMALIA; ASTACOIDEA; CHERAX; CHERAX QUADRICARINATUS; MUSTELINAE; PARASTACIDAE;

EID: 0346242767     PISSN: 00166723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0016672303006372     Document Type: Article

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