Determination of sex and gonadal maturity in the honeycomb grouper, Epinephelus merra, through biopsy

Aquaculture International

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 27-32

  Alam, Mohammad Ashraful ^a   Nakamura, Masaru ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

^b JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Gonadal biopsy; Honeycomb grouper; Maturity; Sex determination

Indexed keywords

AQUACULTURE; HISTOLOGY; SEX DETERMINATION; SEXUAL MATURITY;

EPINEPHELINAE; EPINEPHELUS MERRA;

EID: 38149070259     PISSN: 09676120     EISSN: 1573143X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10499-007-9120-3     Document Type: Article

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