Effects of estradiol-17β on survival, growth performance, sex reversal and gonadal structure of bluegill sunfish Lepomis macrochirus

Aquaculture

Volumn 285, Issue 1-4, 2008, Pages 216-223

  Wang, Han Ping ^a   Gao, Zexia ^a,b   Beres, Beatrix ^a   Ottobre, Joseph ^a   Wallat, Geoff ^a   Tiu, Laura ^a   Rapp, Dean ^a   O'Bryant, Paul ^a   Yao, Hong ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HUAZHONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Estradiol 17 ; Gonadal structure; Growth performance; Lepomis macrochirus; Sex reversal

Indexed keywords

DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; FEMINIZATION; GROWTH RESPONSE; HORMONE; PERCID; SEX RATIO; SEX REVERSAL; SURVIVAL;

LEPOMIS MACROCHIRUS;

EID: 56149097944     PISSN: 00448486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquaculture.2008.08.041     Document Type: Article

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