Reproductive periodicity and steroid hormone profiles in the sex-changing coral-reef fish, Plectropomus leopardus

Coral Reefs

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 189-197

  Frisch, A J ^a   McCormick, M I ^a   Pankhurst, N W ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coral trout; Lunar periodicity; Protogynous hermaphrodite; Reproductive development; Serranidae; Sex change

Indexed keywords

CORAL REEF; GAMETOGENESIS; HERMAPHRODITE; LUNAR CYCLE; OVERFISHING; PERCIFORM; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; REPRODUCTIVE CYCLE; SEX REVERSAL; SPAWNING; STEROID; STOCK ENHANCEMENT; TESTOSTERONE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; CORAL SEA; GREAT BARRIER REEF; PACIFIC OCEAN; QUEENSLAND;

ANTHOZOA; PISCES; PLECTROPOMUS LEOPARDUS; SALMONIDAE; SERRANIDAE;

EID: 33947653182     PISSN: 07224028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00338-006-0183-9     Document Type: Article

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