Social status determines sexual phenotype in the bi-directional sex changing bluebanded goby Lythrypnus dalli

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 70, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1660-1668

  Rodgers, E W ^a   Earley, R L ^b   Grober, M S ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Phenotypic plasticity; Protandry; Protogyny; Social status

Indexed keywords

LYTHRYPNUS DALLI;

EID: 34347392340     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2007.01427.x     Document Type: Article

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