Endocrine profiles during silvering of the European eel (Anguilla anguilla L.) living in saltwater

Animal Biology

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 453-465

  Van Ginneken, Vincent ^a   Durif, Caroline ^b   Dufour, Sylvie ^c   Sbaihi, Miskal ^c   Boot, Ron ^a   Noorlander, Kees ^a   Doornbos, Jorg ^a   Murk, Albertinka J ^d   Van Den Thillart, Guido ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^d WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Anguilla anguilla l; Cortisol; Estradiol; European eel; Growth hormone; Metamorphosis; Seasonal changes; Silvering; Testosterone; Thyroid hormone

Indexed keywords

EEL; ENDOCRINOLOGY; METAMORPHOSIS; MIGRATORY BEHAVIOR; MORPHOLOGY; SEASONAL VARIATION; TESTOSTERONE;

ANGUILLA ANGUILLA;

EID: 33947613385     PISSN: 15707555     EISSN: 15707563     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/157075607782232143     Document Type: Article

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