Gonadal development in a giant threatened reef fish, the humphead wrasse Cheilinus undulatus, and its relationship to international trade

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 706-718

  de Mitcheson, Y Sadovy ^a   Liu, M ^a,b   Suharti, S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b XIAMEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c INDONESIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCES   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

CITES Appendix II; Hermaphroditism; Juvenile fishery; Labridae; Live reef food fish trade; Management

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; CYTOLOGY; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FEMALE; FOOD INDUSTRY; GONAD; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; PERCIFORMES; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL MATURATION; FISHERY;

ANIMALS; BODY SIZE; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FEMALE; FISHERIES; GONADS; MALE; PERCIFORMES; SEXUAL MATURATION;

CHEILINUS UNDULATUS; LABRIDAE;

EID: 77955237952     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2010.02714.x     Document Type: Article

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