Effect of high temperature during embryogenesis on the sex differentiation process in the Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus

Aquaculture

Volumn 276, Issue 1-4, 2008, Pages 205-208

  Rougeot, Carole ^a   Prignon, Christian ^a   Ngouana Kengne, Cyrille Valence ^b   Mélard, Charles ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b NONE   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

Embryogenesis; Nile tilapia; Oreochromis niloticus; Sex determination; Sexual differentiation; Temperature sex determination

Indexed keywords

CICHLID; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; HIGH TEMPERATURE; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; SEX DETERMINATION; SEX RATIO; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS; TILAPIA;

EID: 41549168059     PISSN: 00448486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquaculture.2008.02.001     Document Type: Article

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