A sex cord-like structure and some remarkable features in early gonadal sex differentiation in the marine teleost Siganus guttatus (Bloch)

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 236-250

  Komatsu, T ^a   Nakamura, S ^a   Nakamura, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

Author keywords

Golden rabbitfish; Gonad; Sex cord like structure; Sex differentiation; Siganus guttatus

Indexed keywords

MATURATION; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; SEX ALLOCATION; TELEOST;

CHIMAERA MONSTROSA; SIGANUS GUTTATUS; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 33645301048     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-1112.2006.00897.x     Document Type: Article

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