Growth-Independent Effects of Temperature on Age and Size at Maturity in Japanese Medaka (Oryzias latipes)

Copeia

Volumn , Issue 1, 2004, Pages 37-45

  Dhillon, Rashpal S ^a   Fox, Michael G ^b  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE AT MATURITY; FISH; GROWTH RATE; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; SIZE AT MATURITY; WATER TEMPERATURE;

ORYZIAS; ORYZIAS LATIPES; PISCES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 1242276549     PISSN: 00458511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1643/CI-02-098R1     Document Type: Article

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