Evidence for sexual dichromatisms in spawning aggregations of yellowfin grouper Mycteroperca venenosa and tiger grouper Mycteroperca tigris from the southern Gulf of Mexico

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 69, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1744-1755

  Tuz Sulub, A ^a   Brule T ^a   Cervera Cervera, K ^b   Espinoza Mendez, J C ^b  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA APLICADA   (Mexico)

^b INP CRIP Yucalpetén   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Gonad histology; Mycteroperca tigris; Mycteroperca venenosa; Sexual dichromatism; Southern Gulf of Mexico

Indexed keywords

COLOR; HISTOLOGY; PERCIFORM; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE; SPAWNING;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; CAMPECHE BANK; GULF OF MEXICO;

MYCTEROPERCA TIGRIS; MYCTEROPERCA VENENOSA; PISCES;

EID: 33845600414     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2006.01241.x     Document Type: Article

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