Response of Male Blue Catfish, Ictalurus furcatus, and Male Channel Catfish, Ictalurus punctatus, to Female Channel Catfish Given Pheromonal Steroids or Prostaglandin

Journal of the World Aquaculture Society

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 376-387

  Broach, Jason S ^a   Phelps, Ronald P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUACULTURE; HORMONE; PHEROMONE; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; STEROID;

ICTALURUS FURCATUS; ICTALURUS PUNCTATUS;

EID: 79957949637     PISSN: 08938849     EISSN: 17497345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-7345.2011.00477.x     Document Type: Article

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