Reproduction rhythms in fish

Biological Clock in Fish

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 185-215

  Oliveira, Catarina ^a   Sánchez Vázquez, Francisco Javier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

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DOI: 10.1201/b10170     Document Type: Chapter

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