Sexually segregated housing results in improved early larval survival in zebrafish

Lab Animal

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 183-189

  Kurtzman, Mark S ^a   Craig, Michael P ^a   Grizzle, Brenda K ^a   Hove, Jay R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HOUSING; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; BREEDING; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LARVA; LONGEVITY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; ZEBRA FISH;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; BREEDING; FEMALE; HOUSING, ANIMAL; LARVA; LONGEVITY; MALE; REPRODUCTION; SEX FACTORS; ZEBRAFISH;

DANIO RERIO;

EID: 77952607038     PISSN: 00937355     EISSN: 15484475     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/laban0610-183     Document Type: Article

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