Bi-directional sex change and gonad structure in the gobiid fish Trimma yanagitai

Ichthyological Research

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 82-86

  Sakurai, Makoto ^a   Nakakoji, Susumu ^b   Manabe, Hisaya ^b   Dewa, Shin Ichi ^c   Shinomiya, Akihiko ^b   Sunobe, Tomoki ^d  

^a Kagoshima Immaculate Heart University   (Japan)

^b KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Diving Service Umi Annai   (Japan)

^d TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF MARINE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Gobiidae; Hermaphroditism; Sex change; Social control; Trimma

Indexed keywords

GOBIIDAE;

EID: 59149086681     PISSN: 13418998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10228-008-0054-1     Document Type: Article

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