Sexually mature European eels (Anguilla anguilla L.) stimulate gonadal development of neighbouring males: Possible involvement of chemical communication

General and Comparative Endocrinology

Volumn 147, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 304-313

  Huertas, Mar ^a,b   Scott, Alexander P ^c   Hubbard, Peter C ^d   Canário, Adelino V M ^d   Cerdà, Joan ^a,b  

^a IRTA   (Spain)

^b GENERALITAT DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^c CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Eel; Olfaction; Ovulation; Pheromone; Plasma steroids; Spermatogenesis; Steroid release

Indexed keywords

11 OXOTESTOSTERONE; 17,20BETA DIHYDROXYPREGN 4 EN 3 ONE; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ESTRADIOL; HYDROXYPROGESTERONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EEL; FEMALE; GONAD DEVELOPMENT; MALE; NONHUMAN; OLFACTORY SYSTEM; OVULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL MATURATION; SPERMATOGENESIS;

EID: 33646886587     PISSN: 00166480     EISSN: 10956840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2006.01.017     Document Type: Article

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