Fish sex: why so diverse?

Current Opinion in Neurobiology

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 648-653

  Desjardins, JK ^a   Fernald, RD ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN; MESSENGER RNA;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; DNA METHYLATION; ELECTRORECEPTOR; EPIGENETICS; GENE ACTIVITY; GENE CONTROL; HEARING; MATING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; SENSORY STIMULATION; SENSORY SYSTEM; SEX DETERMINATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SMELLING; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TELEOST; VISION;

ANIMALS; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; FISHES; MALE; REPRODUCTION; SENSATION; SEX DETERMINATION (GENETICS); SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

EID: 72549091672     PISSN: 09594388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.conb.2009.09.015     Document Type: Review

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