The androgenic gland and monosex culture of freshwater prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii (De Man): A biotechnological perspective

Aquaculture Research

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 231-237

  Sagi, Amir ^a   Aflalo, Eliahu D ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Androgenic gland; Crustacea; Decapoda; Macrobrachium rosenbergii; Monosex culture; Sex reversal

Indexed keywords

BIOTECHNOLOGY; BODY SIZE; PRAWN CULTURE; SEX REVERSAL;

ANIMALIA; CRUSTACEA; MACROBRACHIUM ROSENBERGII;

EID: 14644431859     PISSN: 1355557X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2109.2005.01238.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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