Growth rate during early life affects sexual differentiation in roach (Rutilus rutilus)

Environmental Biology of Fishes

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 277-284

  Paull, Gregory C ^a   Filby, Amy L ^a   Tyler, Charles R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Density; Environmental sex determination (ESD); Growth rate; Roach; Sex ratio

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; CYPRINID; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; FECUNDITY; FISH CULTURE; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; GROWTH RATE; LABORATORY METHOD; POPULATION DENSITY; SEX DETERMINATION; SEX RATIO;

RUTILUS RUTILUS;

EID: 70349993099     PISSN: 03781909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10641-009-9492-5     Document Type: Article

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