Effect of rearing temperatures on the sex ratios of Oreochromis niloticus populations

Aquaculture

Volumn 258, Issue 1-4, 2006, Pages 270-277

  Tessema, Misikire ^a   Müller Belecke, Andreas ^a   Hörstgen Schwark, Gabriele ^a  

^a Institute of Animal Breeding and Genetics   (Germany)

Author keywords

Genotype temperature interactions; Oreochromis niloticus; Sex determination

Indexed keywords

EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FISH; MATING BEHAVIOR; SEX RATIO; SPAWNING; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICAN LAKES; EGYPT; LAKE MANZALA; LAKE TURKANA; NORTH AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS; TILAPIA;

EID: 33746979733     PISSN: 00448486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquaculture.2006.04.041     Document Type: Article

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