Effects of rearing temperature on sex differentiation in the European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax L.)

Journal of Experimental Zoology

Volumn 281, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 207-216

  Blázquez, Mercedes ^a,b   Zanuy, Silvia ^a   Carillo, Manuel ^a   Piferrer, Francesc ^a,c  

^a CSIC Instituto de Acuicultura de Torre de la Sal IATS   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^c INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIES DEL MAR   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DICENTRARCHUS LABRAX;

EID: 2642618605     PISSN: 0022104X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-010X(19980615)281:3<207::AID-JEZ6>3.0.CO;2-R     Document Type: Article

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