Role of follicle-stimulating hormone and androgens on the sexual inversion of sevenband grouper Epinephelus septemfasciatus

North American Journal of Aquaculture

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 266-272

  Kline, Richard J ^a   Khan, Izhar A ^a   Soyano, Kiyoshi ^b   Takushima, Megumi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EPINEPHELINAE; EPINEPHELUS SEPTEMFASCIATUS; THEOBROMA; THEOBROMA CACAO;

EID: 43049084012     PISSN: 15222055     EISSN: 15488454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/A07-033.1     Document Type: Article

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