Development of ovarian tissue and female germ cells in the protandrous black porgy, Acanthopagrus schlegeli (Perciformes, Sparidae)

Zoological Studies

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 302-316

  Lee, Mong Fong ^a   Huang, Jing Duan ^a   Chang, Ching Fong ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN OCEAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Fish; Gonadal development; Oocyte development; Sex change; Sex differentiation

Indexed keywords

ACANTHOPAGRUS SCHLEGELII; PERCIFORMES; RADIATA; SPARIDAE;

EID: 56749142579     PISSN: 10215506     EISSN: 1810522X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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