Sex differentiation and aspects of gametogenesis in shortnose sturgeon Acipenser brevirostrum Lesueur

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1027-1044

  Flynn, S R ^a,b   Benfey, T J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^b FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acipenser brevirostrum; Acipenseridae; Differentiation; Gametogenesis; Sexing; Shortnose sturgeon

Indexed keywords

ACIPENSER BREVIROSTRUM; ACIPENSERIDAE; ANIMALIA; PIERIS RAPAE;

EID: 34247219303     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2007.01361.x     Document Type: Article

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