Efferent duct differentiation during female-to-male sex change in honeycomb grouper Epinephelus merra

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1192-1202

  Alam, M A ^a   Nakamura, M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

^b JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Differentiation; Efferent duct; Protogynous grouper

Indexed keywords

EPINEPHELINAE; EPINEPHELUS MERRA;

EID: 35248875165     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2007.01592.x     Document Type: Article

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