Ovotestis in a Japanese medaka

Journal of Aquatic Animal Health

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 164-168

  Getsfrid, Wade ^a,c   Thiyagarajah, Arunthavarani ^a   Hartley, William R ^a   Conerly, Octavia ^b  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^c FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ORYZIAS; ORYZIAS LATIPES;

EID: 6344270114     PISSN: 08997659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/H03-037.1     Document Type: Article

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