Reproductive biology of freshwater fishes from the Venezuelan floodplains

Fish Physiology and Biochemistry

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 189-196

  Guerrero, H Y ^a   Cardillo, E ^a   Poleo, G ^b   Marcano, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA   (Venezuela)

^b UNIVERSIDAD CENTROCCIDENTAL LISANDRO ALVARADO   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Catecholamine; Estradiol; GnRH; Gonadal development; Hypothalamus; Pituitary; Sex hormones; Teleost; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

CATECHOLAMINE; FRESH WATER; SEX HORMONE;

ANIMAL; BLOOD; ENVIRONMENT; FISH; GONAD; HISTOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; SEASON; VENEZUELA;

ANIMALS; CATECHOLAMINES; ENVIRONMENT; FISHES; FRESH WATER; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; GONADS; REPRODUCTION; SEASONS; VENEZUELA;

OXYDORAS; PIMELODUS BLOCHII; PISCES; PYGOCENTRUS CARIBA; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 59749101586     PISSN: 09201742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10695-008-9249-7     Document Type: Review

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