The effects of gokshura, Tribulus terrestris on sex reversal of guppy, Poecilia reticulata

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 718-725

  Çek, Şehriban ^a   Turan, Funda ^a   Atik, Esin ^a  

^a MUSTAFA KEMAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Aquarium fish; Growth; Histology; Masculinization; Plant extracts

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CYPRINODONTIFORMES; POECILIA RETICULATA; TRIBULUS TERRESTRIS;

EID: 33947145216     PISSN: 10288880     EISSN: 18125735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2007.718.725     Document Type: Article

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