How normal is abnormal? Discrimination between deformations and natural variation in gonad morphology of european whitefish coregonus lavaretus

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 74, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1594-1614

  Bittner, D ^a   Bernet, D ^a   Wahli, T ^a   Segner, H ^a   Kung C ^b   Largiader C R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b Fisheries Inspectorate Bern   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Bioindicator; Coregonids; Environmental stress; Intersex; Monitoring programme; Spawning sites

Indexed keywords

FRESH WATER;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; FEMALE; GONAD; HERMAPHRODITIC SPECIES; MALE; SALMONID; SWITZERLAND;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; FRESH WATER; GONADS; HERMAPHRODITIC ORGANISMS; MALE; SALMONIDAE; SWITZERLAND;

COREGONUS LAVARETUS; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 65449170780     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2009.02233.x     Document Type: Article

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