Gonadal development and differentiation in cultured juvenile winter flounder, Pseudopleuronectes americanus

Journal of the World Aquaculture Society

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 114-121

  Fairchild, Elizabeth A ^a   Rennels, Nathan ^a   Howell, W Huntting ^a   Wells, Roger E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FISH CULTURE; FLATFISH FISHERY; HATCHERY; JUVENILE; POPULATION GROWTH; SEX RATIO; STOCK ENHANCEMENT;

NEW HAMPSHIRE; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

PLEURONECTOIDEI; PSEUDOPLEURONECTES AMERICANUS;

EID: 33947714853     PISSN: 08938849     EISSN: 17497345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-7345.2006.00079.x     Document Type: Article

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