Reproductive cycle and sex inversion in razor fish, a protogynous labrid in the southern Mediterranean Sea

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 64, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1498-1513

  Candi, G ^a   Castriota, L ^b   Andaloro, F ^b   Finoia, M G ^a   Marino, G ^a  

^a ICRAM   (Italy)

^b ICRAM   (Italy)

Author keywords

Gonad histology; Protogyny; Reproduction; Sex change

Indexed keywords

ICHTHYOFAUNA; PROTOGYNY; REPRODUCTIVE CYCLE; SEX REVERSAL;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

XYRICHTYS;

EID: 3042651663     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-1112.2004.0404.x     Document Type: Article

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