Sexual determination and differentiation in teleost fish

Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 101-121

  Sandra, Guerrero Estévez ^a   Norma, Moreno Mendoza ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Gonadal sexual differentiation; Sex determining genes; Sexual determination; Sexual differentiation; Teleosts

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HERMAPHRODITISM; PH; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; SEX ALLOCATION; SEX DETERMINATION; SEX RATIO; TELEOST; WATER TEMPERATURE;

MAMMALIA; TELEOSTEI; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 76649092967     PISSN: 09603166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11160-009-9123-4     Document Type: Review

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