Sex genotype and sex phenotype contribute to growth differences between male and female channel catfish

North American Journal of Aquaculture

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 324-329

  Davis, Kenneth B ^a   Goudie, Cheryl A ^a,b   Simco, Bill A ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ICTALURUS PUNCTATUS;

EID: 36448958772     PISSN: 15222055     EISSN: 15488454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/A06-057.1     Document Type: Article

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