A sex difference in seasonal timing of birth in a livebearing fish

Copeia

Volumn , Issue 3, 2008, Pages 673-679

  Schultz, Eric T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARRIVAL DATE; BIRTH DATE; MATURATION; MIGRATION; OTOLITH; PERCIFORM; PREGNANCY; SEASONALITY; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; TOMALES BAY; UNITED STATES;

MICROMETRUS MINIMUS;

EID: 53549118013     PISSN: 00458511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1643/CE-07-168     Document Type: Article

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