Relationship of gonadal development to body size and plasma sex hormone concentrations in female channel catfish

North American Journal of Aquaculture

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 259-264

  Davis, Kenneth B ^a   Simco, Bill A ^b   Silverstein, Jeffrey T ^c  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ICTALURUS PUNCTATUS;

EID: 23044455039     PISSN: 15222055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/A04-066.1     Document Type: Article

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