Sex recognition in zebrafish (Danio rerio)

Journal of Ethology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 55-61

  Hutter, Sophie ^a   Zala, Sarah M ^a   Penn, Dustin J ^a  

^a KONRAD LORENZ INSTITUTE FOR ETHOLOGY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Body colour; Chemical communication; Olfaction; Sex discrimination; Sexual dimorphism; Wild zebrafish

Indexed keywords

DANIO RERIO;

EID: 78650511668     PISSN: 02890771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10164-010-0221-5     Document Type: Article

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